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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4374191, member: 2844"]I agree. The wood looks new and stained to look older, not to fake though. The metalwork is a bit sloppy compared to the old ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>Zanzibar used to be a colony of Oman. Both the Arab peninsula and Zanzibar are known for these chests, but the old ones were often made in India for export to the Middle East, and as a result to Oman's colony Zanzibar.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4374191, member: 2844"]I agree. The wood looks new and stained to look older, not to fake though. The metalwork is a bit sloppy compared to the old ones. Zanzibar used to be a colony of Oman. Both the Arab peninsula and Zanzibar are known for these chests, but the old ones were often made in India for export to the Middle East, and as a result to Oman's colony Zanzibar.[/QUOTE]
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