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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 97703, member: 55&quot;]I&#039;d agree with the Middle Eastern origin; that is Arabic script or a decorative version of it, which could be any number of countries.</p><p>My parents (and I) were in the Middle East and India in 1958-60, and the items we saw and brought back are a good reference point for things that may otherwise hard to recognize.</p><p>The wood lining is something I&#039;ve seen on Middle East items also.</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (There is an ebay thread about an Egyptian plaque that many think is rare and valuable.&nbsp;&nbsp; We saw dozens just like it in Cairo, as I mentioned on the thread....but I never waste my time trying to argue or prove stuff.</p><p>&quot;Must be old, my parents got it 30 years ago.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Must be valuable, I&#039;ve never seen anything like it.&quot;)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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