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Nepalese Brooch

Posted by LauraRamsay on April 10, 2017 at 2:53pm

I think this brooch might be Nepalese. I know it is over 100 years old. It belonged to my grandmother, who was living in India from 1914. Turquoise and carved coral with gilded decorative metalwork. 2 inches by 1 and 3/4 inches.

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Edith D April 12, 2017 at 1:18am

Really pretty! It looks like Ganesha.

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