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With a bit of fantasy you can see a woman in the pendant. The 2 forms at the bottom site are the legs The part "hanging down" is the unborn child, the middle part the body and on top in the middle the head with the 2 arms next to it. I have to look for a picture with the explanation it has to do with Tanis and a old stella from a old godess. I get back to you with more info.
Spot on Harald. Fitting with your explanation, is the usual habit across lybia and siwa oasis to break apart one of the two"legs" at the bottom when a male baby is born.
Meaning that the pregnant belly (round circle) has given birth to the hoped male child fulfilling the fertility desire which is only complete when a male is born!!
I have posted an example of the broken legs on two similar pendants.
Hello Ayis, I know the story about breaking of one leg for a boy being born. Heard it in Siwa.
But I have no Idea what the origin of that custom is? But I have seen the necklaces like that.
More info about the hilal. They do exist in the Siwa region (Egypt) , Libia and in Tunesia. Hereby a drawing and 2 foto's of my Siwa necklaces with the hilal.
Thank you Harald. This is very interesting information about the hilal. In the picture of your necklace on the left the pendants really do look like scorpions.
Very interesting informations for me! I also bought some hilal- pendentifs in Morocco, but I have only the information that the origin is in Tunisia or Libia.
Thanks for all informations and the wonderfull drawings and explanations!