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16th July 2016, 02:00 AM
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Niello was brought to Bukhara by Caucasian masters who in turn learned enameling. But the motives are not Caucasian, IMHO. And the entire pattern, from the blade to the handle, does not scream Caucasian to me.
It has a semblance of tunkou, which is definitely not Caucasian. |
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