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Originally Posted by ariel
The entire area was conquered by the Russians in 1864-68. Yours may be one of the latest examples of the pre-conquest era.
For some reasons we attribute local weapons to Bukhara, but forget about other great centers: Khorezm, Samarkand, Khiva, Kokand. There must have been local differences in decoration, but we have no good way of distinguishing between them.
Splendid example!
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Splendid points Ariel.
My memory fails me at the moment but one of these regions did favour Niello much more than most... I wish I could put my finger on it...
Gavin