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Posted by Marie-Ange on August 18, 2011 at 8:31pm

North African silver pendant necklace with beads and pendants.

Comments

Suzan Kaplan August 18, 2011 at 8:48pm

An unusual piece! Do you know the age and region?
Marie-Ange August 18, 2011 at 9:12pm

I purchased it from a seller that thought it was Berber, I have been looking in my books to find something similar but failed so any help would be nice.
SARAH CORBETT August 18, 2011 at 9:47pm

Doesn't look Moroccan...I would guess at possible Yemeni?

Sx
SARAH CORBETT August 18, 2011 at 9:48pm

Also looks to have loops all the way around, I think this is something else made into a necklace.

S x
Johanne August 18, 2011 at 9:53pm

The pendant looks like an Ottoman Turkey headpiece
Alaa eddine SAGID August 19, 2011 at 3:17am

I think Johanne is right in mentionning a headpiece from the ottoman empire

Obviously reused as a pendant..the big couloured beads were also very widespread in middle eastern ottoman jewelry
Marie-Ange August 19, 2011 at 7:59am

Thanks to all for your input!

M-A ;)