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This afternoon I picked up my scallop shell. I had a local goldsmith make it for me: yellow gold on black silver, with blue diamonds. I'm pretty pleased with the result.
Obviously what the well-heeled pilgrim is wearing these days...it is pretty, though.
 
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Sweet - and what you have is unique.

.... then there are these, small natural scallop shell, under two inches wide, edges dipped in 24k gold ........ worn as pendant or pinned to backpack ... the bling has arrived!

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I take it you won't be hanging that one on your backpack?

No: I know the Bible talks about God helping those who help themselves, but I'd prefer it if they didn't help themselves to my stuff.

@David, my shell is a bit more discrete, I think, but still, maybe we can create a new category of pilgrims: blingrims, perhaps?
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
This afternoon I picked up my scallop shell. I had a local goldsmith make it for me: yellow gold on black silver, with blue diamonds. I'm pretty pleased with the result.
Love it!
Ingenious and subtle.
You should feel well pleased.........
 

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