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Old Mauritanian silver beads

Silver beads, so old some are coming apart. From Rita Okrent.com
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  • what a great  collection and beautiful display! Love them!

  • had to look at them again, because I just bought another one. It is probably smaller than these, silver, very old and has something like an "S" made by a dotted line. I wanted to compare it with yours, (I have not yet received it), but it seems different.

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