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Old Indonesian Silver Jewlry

Posted by James C Allen on January 25, 2012 at 2:08pm
I may be the only one who sees sea life species in these but I love to hold them from their peaks and rotate them in front of my eyes. I see sea creatures so clearly I can sometimes tell what they are. Am I crazy? If you own similar items try it yourself!
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  • Harald February 4, 2012 at 4:57pm

    I will try it! These are also from Timor. How come they look gold on your pictures?

  • James C Allen March 10, 2012 at 11:30pm

    Harald it must have been the poor artificial light. They are obviously silver.

  • Harald March 11, 2012 at 9:54am

    Very nice ones, these! It is good to see all these different decoration on the same type of earring!

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