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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tie.dye.cat, post: 37422, member: 152&quot;]I don&#039;t think it looks too old either.&nbsp; Someone correct me if I&#039;m wrong, but wasn&#039;t marcasite usually set in prongs on older items?&nbsp; These marcasite look glued in which to me points to somewhat newer (last 20 or 30 years).</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m wondering if that&#039;s abalone on the front given the light greenish pale to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found a couple of links that point to the &quot;MT&quot; mark meaning it was made in Italy (MT standing for Matera, the province it was made in), but I don&#039;t know how accurate that is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pretty ring.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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