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Sale_Rabat_centre_medallion2

Posted by Becky Rogers on January 23, 2011 at 11:34pm

Larger view of the central medallion

Comments

Joost Daalder July 1, 2011 at 8:45pm

Terrific!
Alaa eddine SAGID July 1, 2011 at 9:07pm

se how hese little hands are not symetrical, in the pure moroccan tradition.
Becky Rogers July 1, 2011 at 11:19pm

I like this piece - it is the first buckle I bought. It is incomplete, but still lovely - and it has some hallmarks too tiny to see.

It is often hard to tell how "good" a piece is as there are no books dedicated to buckles alone. Am I right in thinking that there would be a full range of patterning based on the skill of the makers? Are some of the patterns copied and replicated, or do the makers start creating their own designs.

B