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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;vlaha, post: 1858976, member: 56398&quot;]I&#039;ve looked at some books on jewelry making, although I&#039;m certainly no expert, I would think that the second two are totally metal, and the first two aren&#039;t.&nbsp; The second two could have pearls at the ends like Steve suggested, or the engravers consistently goofed the center drop.&nbsp; I mean, even in ancient cut stones, have you ever seen one that&#039;s round like that?&nbsp; The ones I&#039;ve seen still generally have facets (not very precise ones, but hey, they&#039;re <i>ancient</i>).</p><p><br /></p><p>The first two look like the bead at the end of the center drop actually is a bead ( made of a precious stone).&nbsp; That&#039;s what my money&#039;s on anyhow.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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