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Old 28th October 2013, 05:45 PM   #9
Ibrahiim al Balooshi
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Originally Posted by KeithJ
Dear Ibrahiim,

The engraving does look like it might be pineapples. One of the engraved sides also has a bird, I wonder if the bird could be identified. Thank you for your enlightening post.

Best regards,
KeithJ

Salaams KeithJ It looks like it could be The Malabar Trogon There are 180 birds in the region to chose from but this is perhaps the only one with a neck arrangement similar to the subject photo at #1... I agree with the date by RSWORD.
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Ibrahiim al Balooshi

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