Featured "Ethnic" brooch - opinions please?

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  1. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    This was in a junk lot a while back, missing a pin, so I added one. It's Middle Eastern of some sort, I'd welcome thoughts on it. May be gold, not got round to testing. Gut feel is early 20th. Ish.

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  2. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    The star and crescent design says Middle Eastern, no question. North African?
     
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  3. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I dunno, could be. Although star and crescent is Turkey, too. The enamel is nice. Dangles are meant to be sort of coins I think.
     
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    No tugrahs on the coins though, so I was thinking Alergia, Morocco, Tunisia etc. But ... who knows.
     
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  5. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    The coins I would describe as decorative, you can buy "Belly Dancer" coins on eBay.

    In that position I would say an Islamic symbol, Mauritania or Pakistan
     
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  6. abdel

    abdel Well-Known Member

    Pakistanian design
     
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  7. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    That makes sense - thank you!
     
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