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Horseshoe or Scorpion

Posted by Betty on July 4, 2015 at 4:38pm

This lovely, nicely worn hawafer has a strange stamp/hallmark which seem to be the Latin letters N and S. Any ideas?

Comments

Peter Hoesli July 4, 2015 at 7:56pm

Dear Betty; This could be from Siwa, an Oasis in Egypt, located close to Libya. But this is only my guess. I am sure that Mustafa can shed light into this - he is the expert. Anyhow, it is a gorgeous piece. Congratulations. Peter
Betty July 4, 2015 at 8:25pm

Thank you, Peter. It was a very lucky ebay find that came together with another (Tunisian) pendant which I will post in the next few days. You are right, Siwa is another option. I should mention that this piece has a very worn bail and is about 6cm long and 4cm wide. Kind regards; Betty
Rolf July 6, 2015 at 2:42pm

Nice Foto nice piece...what des the horseshoes signifie?