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Originally Posted by motan
Hi Kahnjar1. Missed this post somehow. One thing others have failed to mention is that these objects, whether bullet box or Koraan box, are beautiful and seem to have some age too. The hangers on the box show resemblance to those of Koummyas and unlike anything Algerian I have seen, so I would opt for Moroccan origin.
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I agree with you on Moroccan although the two styles are remarkably similar ...and since they are close neighbours. The Algerian form seems to use polychrome enamel and a comparison in general terms may be seen at
https://en.expertissim.com/quran-box...ntury-12227041 ... Anyway when I was in Morocco I saw several items like this...
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.