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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 325724, member: 2844&quot;]Yes they look like stars, 18 in number, if I counted correctly.</p><p>The star halo of the Virgin has 12 stars, a reference to the &#039;crown of 12 stars&#039; of the Woman of the Apocalypse:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Apocalypse" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Apocalypse" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Apocalypse</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In the case of the woman on the medallion, I think the stars are a reference to her purity, something associated with a lot of saints.</p><p>The combination of women and stars in religion is usually a remnant of the ancient Ishtar or Astarte worship.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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