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Hi Carry,
Is this jade or amber or something else? It is very beautiful. I like all items with characters inscribed.
anna
I bought some beautiful old Jade for my girls, but this one I do not know!!
But the neat thing is that the centre piece turns around! I bought it in Tibet but do not know why it turns
and what the inscription is!!
What surprises me is how similar the central symbol is to the Amazigh symbol - the Tifinagh alphabet letter " yaz".
The only thing I can think of from that part of the world that turns is a prayer wheel. I know there are online ones so why not a pocket one. Just fanciful conjecture though, I think.
Interesting conjecture, Frankie. Thanks for adding that information. It is a really intriguing ornament.
I knew that sign was familiar to me - it`s the Chinese "shou" long life sign! It occurs in many differing forms though always contains something of the original. This one is about as basic as it can get. But why it should turn, I don`t know. A sort of worry bead?
How interesting. I will look at my inscribed jade dragon pendant and see if I can recognize the character.
Anna
Anna, before you scrutinise your pendant, it might be an idea to do an online search for shou images. You`ll see what I mean about differing a lot. I`d love to know what the script says.
Very good advice Frankie. I will do that. Thanks.