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Old 11th July 2012, 05:49 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi
Salaams Atlantia. Im in Oman. One of my main dealers for coffee pot making is in Syria... The styles are remarkably similar across the entire bedouin artefact range.

Ah ~ very nice ewer you show perhaps from the Deccan ~ for washing hands or as a drinking water jug...Very nice. I have some of those... It is interesting a subject from the ethnographic view that these artefacts display similar decoration to weaponry ... etc
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Ibrahiim al Balooshi
LOL, I think the current term used for the origin of this type of Ewer by the big auction houses is often: 'India or Greater Iran'
Nicely vague!
With mine being an overpolished but good antique example.
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