Small cross known as the “Agadez, Agadès, or Southern Cross”...
Small cross known as the “Agadez, Agadès, or Southern Cross” in yellow gold (750 parts per thousand).
Height including the loop: 32 mm.
Width: 17.5 mm.
Weight: 0.7 g
This Berber piece of jewelry 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.
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Small cross known as the “Agadez, Agadès, or Southern Cross” in yellow gold (750 parts per thousand).
Height including the loop: 32 mm.
Width: 17.5 mm.
Weight: 0.7 g
This Berber piece of jewelry 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.
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Time, Location
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