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Southern Cross pendant. Old Berber silver talisman.
Morocco
Lenght: 38 mm
Width: 37 mm
Height: 19 mm
MA0220-068
An old Berber silver talisman known as the Southern Cross or -Boghdod- from the Moroccan pre-Sahara Desert. The granulation work suggests some Mauritanian influence. As a former Spanish ambassador to Morocco Jorge Dezcallar de Mazarredo explains in -Joyas Bereberes de la colección Jorge Dezcallar- the parents would present their children with a Southern Cross upon coming of legal age saying: -Son, I give you the four directions-. It is a powerful talisman for protection as it benefits from the power of the number five ( four directions and the central element pointing above).