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A splendid antique pair of "shams wa qamar" bracelets

Posted by Ethnic Embellishments on May 8, 2011 at 12:11am

This is a fine, unusual pair of "sun and moon" bracelets, most likely from the former imperial city of Meknes. Notice the wide gold repousse panels flanked by thin, fine silver ones. There is blue enamel along the edges

Meknes, Morocco, and, bracelets, enamel, moon, qamar, shams, sun, wa

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