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gold necklace 'cannatora' with 'presentosa'
gold 'cannatura' and red coral were the favourite necklace. Grains of gold 'cannatora' are smooth or decorated as a seed. Coral grains were faccetted only in the last century |
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silver hooks and 'cimaruta' amulet
Silver hooks are for female dress and represent a double-tail mermaid with apothropaic valence.
Cimaruta is a male amulet with the magic plant of rue and other symbols |
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Amorino (Cupid)
A relatively recent jwell from Di Rienzo in Scanno. In the past it was used as tensioner knitting works |
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Madonna degli Angeli, painted ceramic and gold.
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Red coral cupid
This brooch was of a very good friend of mine, Prof. Annamaria Giuntella. She was a Medioeval archeologist and she enherited this beutiful brooch from a old aunt. I miss a lot you Annamaria, I will never forget you. |
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'presentosa'
This is the first jwellery my wife and I bought together after being burgked. Typically this jwellery was a present (from here the name 'presentosa') to the bride from her mother-in-low. |
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Mermaids
silver ornaments representing a Mermaid which decorate the 'mandera' in the Group female dress |
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cerceglie
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palommelle
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brooch
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these are mine
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'figa' this is mine
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Diamonds cuff link, mine!
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manucce wedding rings, ours!
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eardrop, mine!
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this belonged to my grandfather
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San Michele e li ciuce, mine!
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stagnasangue, mine!
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tasciole, mine!
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