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Old 24th February 2013, 09:56 PM   #33
A.alnakkas
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The niello work on the shaikh's jambiya is different from the older Yemeni made ones.

http://oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=1203

This is an Iraqi gdaimi with identical decoration to the shaikh jambiya, the style is defined by scenery generally of al ahwar and the rivers dejla and furat and other Iraqi monuments.
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