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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 6176525, member: 2844&quot;]Welcome Anubis. Such a beautiful gift.</p><p>It is a classic souvenir bracelet, made for pilgrims to the Holy Land. These were made in the early to mid-20th century.</p><p>Yours is marked MADE IN PALESTINE which means it is pre-1949, when the country was still Palestine.</p><p>The very detailed style is based on traditional Palestinian cuff bracelets, and the panels are reminiscent of the embroidered panels on Palestinian dresses. The pin closure with a nifty knob-and-dent to stop the pin from falling out, is also traditional.</p><p><br /></p><p>As [USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER] said, the technique with all those curled wires is called cannetille, it is related to filigree.</p><p>These bracelets were often set with Bohemian glass cabochons, but yours looks to be set with carnelians. If you want to be sure, maybe ask a local jeweller to test them for you.</p><p>Most carnelians in the Middle East are mined in Yemen. The Yemen carnelian is considered a stone of high spiritual value, it was the stone chosen by the prophet Muhammad for his signet ring.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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