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Ethiopian Earrings - North Ethiopia - 1

Posted by Eva Baby on July 26, 2013 at 6:36am
a pair of very old Ethiopian Earrings from the North, silver with copper and/or brass or Gold. I think the top part was once guilded (the part with the starlike rays).Perhaps it was not a matching pair, as one has silver knobs on the top and the other more copper. Diameter 2,6 cm, heavy, 0,6 cm thick
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  • Eva Baby July 26, 2013 at 7:02am

    Hi Preethi, thanks for your message. Nice to hear, and sorry that you have Problems with adding comments.

  • Betty July 26, 2013 at 9:22am

    They are wonderful, Eva! I've never seen such a pair before. Quite unusual and very delicate. I would also think that they were gilded - this was very common in the North of Ethiopia and the region that is now Eritrea. I see that there is a bail attached to the earrings - maybe they once had some dangles?

  • Eva Baby July 26, 2013 at 9:52am

    @Hi Betty, thanks. Yes, it Looks as if once there were dangles on this bail. The actual ring is rather thick  (too thick for our modern ear holes), but I can put it on another ring (on that bail) and wear them... quite nice!

    @Sarah thanks for the Feature.

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