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CIMG0556Lalibella priester's handcrosses,silver

Posted by ingrid Langerak on December 24, 2013 at 1:37pm
three newly made 1978 priesters's handcrosses of the Lalibella church design. These will be gifts to priesters who helped a person to get through a difficult period of their lives. Lalibella does have different designs. these crosses are made by skillful jewellers in the new way, like sawn out of a sheet of silver with a blue print and afterwards edged in. These are genuine silver and not silver plate as so many are now on the market and advertised as silver. A pitty.Handcrosses can be made of different materials, such as : wood, brass, copper and iron, and since about 1975 also from nickel sometimes with a layer of silver plate.
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  • Eva Baby December 24, 2013 at 2:07pm

    They are all beautiful!!! Love them !

  • Toya December 24, 2013 at 3:08pm

    These are so delicate and beautiful. Thank you for posting.

  • ingrid Langerak December 24, 2013 at 6:19pm

    Thank you Eva and Toya, that is what Ethiopia is all about of course, their coptic crosses. They exist in all kind of materials and so many combinations on the basic designs. I have a never ending admiration for them.

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