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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 88856, member: 54"]The crescent and 5-pointed star have long been prominent symbols used in the Ottoman Empire and more recently in the Republic of Turkey. The Turkish flag has featured that star and crescent since 1936. I would be surprised if your item could not be traced back to Turkey. I think the metal would have to be brass to be cold-shaped as it is. Bronze is not nearly so malleable and would crack if someone attempted to form it as that pot has been cold-formed.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it were mine and I wasn't selling it I'd try a gentle cleaning with soap and water, then when dry put a little paste wax on it so the surface would shine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 88856, member: 54"]The crescent and 5-pointed star have long been prominent symbols used in the Ottoman Empire and more recently in the Republic of Turkey. The Turkish flag has featured that star and crescent since 1936. I would be surprised if your item could not be traced back to Turkey. I think the metal would have to be brass to be cold-shaped as it is. Bronze is not nearly so malleable and would crack if someone attempted to form it as that pot has been cold-formed. If it were mine and I wasn't selling it I'd try a gentle cleaning with soap and water, then when dry put a little paste wax on it so the surface would shine.[/QUOTE]
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