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Jewish hamsa 2

Posted by SARAH CORBETT on November 28, 2011 at 10:39pm

A rare jewish Khamsa with a bird depicted on the thumb of the piece. great wear and patina c 1880 second khamsa has identical decoration at the bail, I therefore believe that these belong together. length overall 15.2 cm width 5.5 cm £195

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