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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 289968, member: 2844"]The marks are not the problem, the provenance is. Those 'Bedouin' bracelets are actually traditional Berber bracelets from Siwa Oasis in western Egypt. But I suppose Bedouin sounds more romantic as part of the sales pitch.</p><p>The real Siwa bracelets are very good quality, and the marks are genuine. And many were made, for the Siwis themselves, and because Siwa is a popular tourist destination.</p><p>But of course there are fakes, as always.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 289968, member: 2844"]The marks are not the problem, the provenance is. Those 'Bedouin' bracelets are actually traditional Berber bracelets from Siwa Oasis in western Egypt. But I suppose Bedouin sounds more romantic as part of the sales pitch. The real Siwa bracelets are very good quality, and the marks are genuine. And many were made, for the Siwis themselves, and because Siwa is a popular tourist destination. But of course there are fakes, as always.[/QUOTE]
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