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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 28234, member: 44&quot;]Question, what is the significance of the 9 dots, stars, around her halo? I have a seen a few similar, but definitely not the same, open-work center medals of Mary with 12 stars, dots, in her halo. I can understand 12 for the 12 apostles, but 9 seems an odd number. Here are a couple:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/6329663/il_570xN.294685207.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/6329663/il_570xN.294685207.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/6329663/il_570xN.294685207.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one with her praying hands:</p><p><a href="https://img1.etsystatic.com/010/0/6370049/il_570xN.422797107_bbbz.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://img1.etsystatic.com/010/0/6370049/il_570xN.422797107_bbbz.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://img1.etsystatic.com/010/0/6370049/il_570xN.422797107_bbbz.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As this was made by a Mexican house, I thought the medal might be Mexican related like Our Lady of Guadalupe. The L of G is usually portrayed standing wearing a crown so not her. Here is a chain with medal done by Uzzy I found on line. Not like this one for no beads. This one, found by a metal detecting junkie, is reported on a metal detector forum:</p><p><a href="http://forums.whiteselectronics.com/showthread.php?44386-Trailer-Park-Gold" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.whiteselectronics.com/showthread.php?44386-Trailer-Park-Gold" rel="nofollow">http://forums.whiteselectronics.com/showthread.php?44386-Trailer-Park-Gold</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I thought this wasn&#039;t right for a Catholic rosary, but as I&#039;m not Catholic, I wasn&#039;t sure. As the cross doesn&#039;t appear to have Jesus on it I thought possibly a Protestant related set of beads. Protestants churches tend to display a plain cross. I then thought possibly an Anglican rosary. I think these were more or less developed in the 1980s. Again, not right for one of those. </p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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