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Shire of Toodyay > Records

JEWELLERY, TEARDROP PIECE

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Teardrop shape possibly an earring or a pendant.
Faceted stone - amethyst(?) enclosed in a circular setting surrounded by a small circular faceted black stones - jet(?) decreasing in size to the top of the piece.
At the top is a six sided faceted stone with a flat back.
Below this is an arrow shaped stone and four facet diamond shape stones below this.
These stones are all set apart and attached at the back to thin wire.
One of the small stones is 6 facets and not circular.

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cwa-org-37-2000.77

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Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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