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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2299320, member: 2844"]I wish it would, but alas no. Those faceted glass stones can be found in ethnic jewellery from Europe, Asia Minor, the Middle East, and North Africa. I am probably forgetting some other regions. They were used a lot in Central Europe and former Ottoman occupied countries. </p><p>They were used for their colour. Colour symbolism is important in ethnic jewellery. In general, red is protective, especially for women and women's health, green means fertility and life, blue protects against the evil eye and other baddies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe they were made in Bohemia, for local use and for export, but that is just a guess.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2299320, member: 2844"]I wish it would, but alas no. Those faceted glass stones can be found in ethnic jewellery from Europe, Asia Minor, the Middle East, and North Africa. I am probably forgetting some other regions. They were used a lot in Central Europe and former Ottoman occupied countries. They were used for their colour. Colour symbolism is important in ethnic jewellery. In general, red is protective, especially for women and women's health, green means fertility and life, blue protects against the evil eye and other baddies. Maybe they were made in Bohemia, for local use and for export, but that is just a guess.[/QUOTE]
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