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Old Berber Necklace – Old Silver Coins - Rissani, Morocco
$ 131.97
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Description
Old Berber Necklaces – Old Silver Coins - Rissani, MoroccoEarly to mid 20th century. Old silver coins (Morocco 2-1/2 Dirhams from 1299 to 1321 Hegira - 1881 to 1911), old glass beads.
Approx. cm. 18,0 high x cm. 13,0 width (7.08" x 5.11").
Grams
163,7 (5.77 oz.).
Berbers
are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River.
The name
Berber
appeared for the first time after the end of the Roman Empire.
Many Berbers call themselves some variant of the word imazighen (singular:
Amazigh
), possibly meaning "free people" or "free and noble men”. Today, most Berber-speaking people live in Morocco and Algeria.
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