Lion of Judah hairpin, backside

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Lion of Judah hairpin, backside

Posted by Eva Baby on February 6, 2014 at 11:36am

An old pin from Ethiopia, made of an old silver coin (Portrait of late emperor Haile Selassie and Lion of Judah). 10 cm Long. I had to clean it, it was a lot of Greenspan, and I see, there is still some oxidation visible....

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Eva Baby February 6, 2014 at 12:14pm

this is the front side:
Alaa eddine SAGID February 6, 2014 at 2:49pm

Isn't it an earring?
Eva Baby February 6, 2014 at 4:18pm

Alaa Eddine: I cannot say yes or no for 100%, being an earring or not (I have also thought about this, but I'd rather think no. Besides, Ingrid (who lived 40 years in Ethiopia), says, it is a hairpin.. You know, the possibility exists, but the long pin speaks rather against it....... that is all I can say. (It is not impossible to be an earring). And to confuse you even more: Some of my hairpins I am wearing as earrings........ (not the big ones with something like a box on top, but others)......this one could also be worn as earring, I will probably do so sometime.

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Lion of Judah hairpin, backside

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