An interesting .... what is it?

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Originally Posted by DaveA

Here are two new pictures that may be helpful. The lighting is coming from the side. This gives some shadows and thus we can infer shape. What I see:

• The red dots are pits, with both red coloring and bits of crystal-like red material
• The black lines are metallic inlay that is slightly above the surface and casts a shadow

- Dave A.

excellent pics! which does raise more questionmarks; defenitly no cornelian but what it is, I can't say ; perhaps other forum members do recognize it..?

As for the black (metal?) inlays: it seems to me too "refined" for the Moroccan tribal ones but more into the Ottoman and or Arab Middle East worlds.
Nevertheless I have seen some Algerian ones with black inlay, although thicker...

Guess best somebody from those regions could perhaps give an indication?
as it still remains a mystery to me but also a beautiful little dagger