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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 13100371, member: 2844&quot;]Your pics were good, and they did show that.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> They also showed some irrgularities in the surface of the back.</p><p><br /></p><p>Real shell can be cut or polished any shape, including a flat back, as long as the shell is thick enough. The shells used for Palestinian MOP jewellery are thick, so the back can be polished flat. The outer edge of those shell are thin on the rounded side. Those parts are often used for smaller pieces, which can have a slight curvature.</p><p>I have had Palestian MOP jewellery made from that part of the shell, and those did show that slight curvature. I have also had Palestian genuine MOP jewellery with perfectly flat backs.</p><p><br /></p><p>An Israeli firm may have made jewellery using faux MOP, just like French and other firms have, but that jewellery wouldn&#039;t be Palestinian Bethlehem jewellery.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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