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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 10011543, member: 2844&quot;]Yes, it is correct, Moroccan Berber.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> The heavy casting with pitting, together with the scroll design and the hamsa and the curved heart all point towards Moroccan Berber.</p><p>The hamsa, the protective &#039;hand of Fatima&#039; is often seen on North African jewellery, even more so than on Middle Eastern jewellery.</p><p><br /></p><p>The seller&#039;s bracelets also have the curved heart on them, I assume Dimitrov&#039;s bangle has that too. It is occasionally seen on Moroccan jewellery (and on jewellery from nearby Portugal).</p><p>In northern Europe we call such a heart a witch&#039;s heart, but that is not a Berber concept.</p><p><br /></p><p>Moroccan marks from before 1925 are quite diverse. Your bracelet dates from before december 1925, when new marks were introduced, although it is a bit of a grey area, some marks were still used after that date.</p><p>I have no reason to believe yours dates from before 1800. Bracelets were worn daily, and an 18th century bracelet would be worn much more smoothly. My guesstimate is early 20th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the price of the pair in the link sis posted, these bracelets were worn as pairs, and still are in rural regions. Your bracelet has lost its sister, which often happens. A pair of bracelets is worth more than twice the value of a single one, because it is a complete set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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