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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9501953, member: 2844"]North African, and hand made, as Bronwen said.</p><p>Not all North African jewellery is marked, but it's worth checking the front for tiny marks. Look for roundish indentations, the French crab mark, which was also used in parts of N. Africa.</p><p>They can also be punched on the rope twist border or on the pin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9501953, member: 2844"]North African, and hand made, as Bronwen said. Not all North African jewellery is marked, but it's worth checking the front for tiny marks. Look for roundish indentations, the French crab mark, which was also used in parts of N. Africa. They can also be punched on the rope twist border or on the pin.[/QUOTE]
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