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Hôtel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand
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Small cross known as the ‘Agadez, Agadès or Southern Cross’,…
See original version (French)
54
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Small cross known as the ‘Agadez, Agadès or Southern Cross’,…
See original version (French)
Estimate €50 - €70
Mixed sale
Description
Small cross known as the ‘Agadez, Agadès or Southern Cross’, in yellow gold (750 parts per thousand).
Height including bail: 32 mm.
Width: 17.5 mm.
Weight: 0.7 g
This Berber piece of jewellery is said to have multiple meanings: a symbol of fertility, of love represented by the ‘+’ and the ‘o’, or a guide to the position of the stars for the Tuareg in the Sahara Desert, etc.
See original version (French)
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