Featured Brooch, tat or Nat

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  1. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Hi folks

    Can anyone let me know if this brooch has got anything going for it, I can't decide

    It's had another link added for use as a pendant

    It's a solid metal, not plated (reds on brooch is probably my sunburn reflection)

    Only bought as it looked to have a bit of age, Celtic ?

    Thanks

    Aviary Photo_131998289179384874.jpg Aviary Photo_131998289820654383.jpg Aviary Photo_131998290491171085.jpg Aviary Photo_131998291399868111.jpg
     
    charlie cheswick, Apr 17, 2019
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I'm not seeing celtic.....but more of a Hindu vibe with that large 33....
     
    komokwa, Apr 17, 2019
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  3. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I'm not totally sure. I don't think it's horribly old.
     
    evelyb30, Apr 17, 2019
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  4. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    It's mixed up with the Taurus zodiac sign.
     
    Hollyblue, Apr 17, 2019
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  5. Miscstuff

    Miscstuff Sometimesgetsitright

    33 ???
    Aviary Photo_33.jpg
     
    Miscstuff, Apr 17, 2019
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  6. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Clasp and hinge look 1930s ish. Has the look of a Turkish tughra to me.
     
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  7. i need help

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    i need help, Apr 17, 2019
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  8. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    genius !
     
    charlie cheswick, Apr 17, 2019
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  9. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    charlie cheswick, Apr 17, 2019
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    You drop a dime on the street...downtown,,,,in the snow...........she'll find it !!!
    :happy::beaver::beaver::happy::happy::happy::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
     
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  11. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Maybe Tunisia?
    No idea if those ads are right. :D
    Maybe @daveydempsey knows of a coin with similar design.
     
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  12. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    :oops:
     
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  13. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    charlie cheswick, Apr 17, 2019
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  14. daveydempsey

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    daveydempsey, Apr 17, 2019
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  15. quirkygirl

    quirkygirl likes pretty old things

    quirkygirl, Apr 17, 2019
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  16. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    You’re too kind! :shame::kiss:
    Not positive, so we’ll see. :rolleyes:
     
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  17. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Ok, and no one thought to tag me?:banghead::hilarious:
    I have a collection of these, bracelets, pendants, you name it. Many were made by Jewish silversmiths for the Moors of the Maghreb, mainly Tunisia and Algeria. In this case the Moors were people of mixed Berber and Arabic descent, with a culture of their own. The symbols are based on Arabic calligraphy, often Islamic.

    Marks could be anywhere. Check the front for marks, tiny marks on the rims, maybe. Most were made during French colonial rule, so the marks could be French (=tiny).
     
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  18. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Just to show where to look and how tiny the marks can be:
    upload_2019-4-19_13-26-38.jpeg

    Upper left:
    upload_2019-4-19_13-28-27.jpeg

    Lower left:
    upload_2019-4-19_13-28-48.jpeg

    This brooch/pendant also has three marks on the back.

    The seller of this pendant thought it was Persian and unmarked, which is why it was a bargain. It is in fact Algerian Kabyle, and the front is covered in marks, a total of 11:
    upload_2019-4-19_13-35-2.jpeg
     
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  19. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Interesting stuff thanks for the info Aj, alot of the front is still tarnished, so I'll have a good butchers over it today and let you know
     
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  20. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I've got a huge one of those. If I can find it.....
     
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