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IMG_copper old fibula froma saoura detail

old fibula from Saoura, south Algeria. copper silvered, the silver is almost all gone throw years of wearing and polishing
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  • wonderful !!!

  • Lovely old thing! Brass? looks VERY authentic............

  • Chantal,  this is the copper piece i posted before and we were talking about, it is also for sale.

    it is authentic. i wrote last discussion about the copper that maybe made for los budget women, special order or maybe copper silvered to sell also for low budget. i looked at it and found out that it was copper silvered, throw the years, the silver almost dissepear. it is what we call faux wormholes and from the saoura

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