Hands and Hippos

We stopped in at Aladdin's Hule to pay for the kilim and had no intention of spending any more money. But the road to Hell is paved with good intentions... So, four "hands of Fatima" and three hippos later...

The "white sheep" of the family is one I purchased in 2011 in a shop under the entrance to the Winter Palace. She has company at last!

Aladdin's Hule

We visited with our friend Badr in the suq yesterday, on a quest for carpets and kilims. But before one reaches the rug room, one passes through other parts of the shop. A real treasure trove! In fact, when I was checking the photos before uploading them, I noticed some silver metal "hands of Fatima" that are a regular  feature in the decoration of caleches (behind the collection of keys in the lower left of center in the first photo). I will be looking at them more closely when we return. Here are a few photos: