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chibough Tunisan head pendant

Posted by Cordelia Donohoe on May 31, 2016 at 8:19pm
A lovely head pendant, from Djerba, late 19th C/early 20th
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  • Thelma June 1, 2016 at 9:30pm

    Beautiful little pendants Cordelia.... and I love the colours of the enamel work. Are those two doors that I can see on the main plate? 

  • Cordelia Donohoe June 1, 2016 at 9:32pm
    Yes, I guess they are gates of paradise, a theme I know from Moroccan jewels.
  • Jose M. Pery June 2, 2016 at 6:25pm

    This is a really gorgeous piece!!

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