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Moroccan necklace - coral and silver

Posted by Toya on September 11, 2011 at 9:29pm

20 inches long. Antique Souss silver beads, round coral beads, silver/ coral Khrab earring dangles,silver coins and pendants.

Comments

Marie-Ange September 11, 2011 at 9:38pm

Just gorgeous!!
Suzan Kaplan September 11, 2011 at 10:03pm

Wow, and I bet it looks great on!
SARAH CORBETT September 11, 2011 at 11:20pm

Hi Toya,

I am sure that this is a piece which has been dealer created.

I see quite a lot of arrangements of the type.

It is very beautiful, with some fantastic elements, but I believe it to be a combination of diverse elements reworked by a dealer or someone making them for a dealer.

S x
Ethnic Embellishments September 12, 2011 at 12:08am

Hi Toya, I believe that the coral beads with the silver caps and wire are recycled from the traditional earrings that have thick wire hoops and 3-4 drops of coral beads. Marie-Ange has a nice pair as an example.
SARAH CORBETT September 12, 2011 at 12:18am

Hi Hillary, Yes these are elemnts which are generally from Khrab earrings/ temporals.

Sx
Toya September 12, 2011 at 1:47am

Yes, I see that the beads with caps are exactly like the earring dangles. They look really old.

Thanks Sarah and Hillary.
ann January 16, 2012 at 9:09am

Love this! You have some fantastic necklaces, Toya.

ann
Alaa eddine SAGID January 16, 2012 at 2:03pm

A dealer creation obviously.

The cornerless cubes are not tuareg but berber from souss area, though the tuaregs have similar ones in shape but with different engraved patterns
Toya January 16, 2012 at 3:58pm

Thanks Ayis. I will correct the description on the cornerless cubes.
louise mann January 25, 2012 at 1:15am

To Ann..thank you for the welcome..I am THRILLED to have stumbled upon this jewel..pardon the pun..it brings peace and beauty to my day whenever I visit..so many thanks to all the people who are part of it..