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Heavy Hadida

Posted by Betty on August 12, 2016 at 5:00pm
"Hadida" bracelet from Tunisia, I believe. It is marked on the inside with three faded silver marks and the figure 8. Any thoughts on the age of this piece? It's quite large (inside diameter 6.3cm) and heavy(107 grams).
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Tags: Africa, Libya, Maghreb, North, Tunisia, bracelet, cuff, hallmarked, herded, silver
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  • Toya August 17, 2016 at 12:50am

    A beauty! The patina is so lovely on this bracelet. What a great find!

  • Betty August 21, 2016 at 9:33pm

    Thank you Toya. I also like it very much, but have still decided to let it go... too many bracelets, too few arms :-)

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