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Earring (Khors Amkellel), Libya

Posted by Jose M. Pery on September 9, 2015 at 6:09pm

A heavy silver earring from Lybia.

Comments

Chantal September 9, 2015 at 6:15pm

Great. Had never seen these before. One learns everyday. Looks quite heavy and substantial. Great find again.
Mustafa J. Salem September 9, 2015 at 6:44pm

These are definitely very heavy earrings that hang on the sides of the ears with a leather string. See example above. In some areas in NW Libya these are combined with other rings to form a combined set of earrings on each side of the head.
Mustafa J. Salem September 9, 2015 at 6:46pm

It is also worth noting Jose that from the hall marks this piece is quite old. Congratulations for finding this piece.
Jose M. Pery September 9, 2015 at 7:13pm

Thanks a lot, Chantal and Mustafa. The picture of the pair with the leather strap is great and shows very nicely how these would have been worn.
Chantal September 10, 2015 at 10:37pm

Jose, look at 111264459586...just in case you want the other one!
Jose M. Pery September 11, 2015 at 7:51pm

Thank you very much, Chantal. I think there is a mistake in the number but I recall having seen recently a similar piece in Ebay Fr where it was described as an anklet ..
Chantal September 11, 2015 at 9:06pm

Sorry. Number is 111764459586. It is described as an anklet and it is ebay.fr