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  Alaa eddine SAGID October 12, 2011 at 7:41pm

  very nice Hillary, this one is very scarce.

   

  Qll the rings that have the bezel lying over four sticks with (elevated) have their origin somewhere around middle anti atlas on the southern slopes facing the sahara.

  The rarest one have enamel others are very big and are used as temple ornaments in the way of the ones with cones.

   

  IMO this one is rather used as a regular finger ring but would have occasionnaly used as head or hair ornament
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  Ethnic Embellishments October 12, 2011 at 7:55pm

  I've come to recognize headdress rings from finger rings based on the solder used .  I've found that almost all headdress rings are soldered using a lead or tin based solder, where as ringer rings are soldered with silver solder.  This makes a difference as solder needs to be strong on rings as they get so much wear.  Lead and tin solders make for softer joints, but sewn onto a headdress, the joints will get very little wear.  I love finding rings and bracelets with "3jina" (old, dried bread dough) caked in the crevasses; it shows that the pieces were worn during all types of domestic duties.