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DSC_0779Retangular Libyan Amulet

Posted by Mustafa J. Salem on December 6, 2014 at 6:19am

Rectangle is about 900 silver, pendants about 800.Hallmarked in Tripoli

Comments

Peter Hoesli December 6, 2014 at 7:55am

Dear Mustafa; This is very beautiful! Regards. Peter
Mustafa J. Salem December 6, 2014 at 8:34am
Mustafa J. Salem December 6, 2014 at 8:36am
Lynn Ardent December 6, 2014 at 4:40pm

Beautiful, looks like a match to your other pendant. Were they worn as a set?
Mustafa J. Salem December 6, 2014 at 5:25pm

I do not think that they were worn as a set. These amulets were of different sizes and shapes.Some were worn with chains others as pendants.

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