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khamsa Casablanca

A splendid and authentic salamander khamsa from Casablanca marked to the rear with a star in a moon plus the name of the city. The moon and star mark was in use between 1892 and 1925, after 1925 the rams head mark was used.The salamander is contemporaneous with the body, not added later. There is a moon and star mark on the leg of the salamander.A classic style much in fashion along the coastal areas, now growing more rare. A collectors item.This khamsa measures 13 cms from the top of the bail or 10.5cms body only, width 8.3 cms.weight 79 grams
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  • Very beautiful Cordelia. Congratulations! Peter

  • Thank you Peter, there a many more modern and souped up khamsas on the market and I wanted to show some of the more authentic ones. I had another one recently which is a genuinely old khamsa with a later dagger added. Since I cant add a photo to this response (Im still trying to get my head round the right form to communicate here, I shall make it a 'discussion' post)

  • Dear Cordelia; If you access the site from a regular computer, you will be able to add a photo on the same post. This only does not work when uploading the photo through a mobile phone ... at least, this is how, it is working with me. With kind regards. Peter

  • No there is no option in this comments box to add a photo or anything except text on my desktop pc

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