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Silver Khamsa, Morocco

Posted by Jose M. Pery on August 29, 2012 at 7:59pm

Silver Khamsa, Morocco

Comments

Toya August 29, 2012 at 9:03pm

What a beauty. Is the figure in the middle a fish?
Jose M. Pery August 30, 2012 at 3:23pm

Well, it is supposed to be a whale...
Toya August 30, 2012 at 4:06pm

It does look like a whale. Very nice design.
Jose M. Pery August 30, 2012 at 9:30pm

Thanks, Toya. I was told that it is related to the story of Jonah in the Old Testament. I I understood it right it would try to convey the sense of globality or wholeness..
SARAH CORBETT August 30, 2012 at 9:46pm

Hi Jose. I have also been told thatbthisnis related to the story of Jonah and the big fish which makes the amber! Whales and Ambergris!
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Jose M. Pery August 31, 2012 at 4:56pm

Hello, Sarah. That is interesting!. Thanks a lot.