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Posted by Michael Beste on February 20, 2011 at 7:15am

GILDED SILVER & BLUE GLASS EAR PENDANTSThey originate from the Islamic people of the Katawaz basin along theAfghanistan-Pakistan border.Length: about 13,5cm19th centuryThese pendants, beeing too heavy to be suspended from the ears, were wornfrom the hair and headdress adjacent to the ears.

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