Oman, Morocco or Zanzibar?

LPCA · 6th August 2011, 05:02 AM

Hi Kurt,

difficult to say something on the blade as details are missing and the image does not help much. The shape could be from 17 to 19°.

Of course, Moroccan Jews also knew the work of niello. But here they seem to have used a more traditional technique in Morocco. Either a silver plate is engraved with patterns, either 2 silver plates are welded together. The top plate is first cut with patterns and then plated (soldered) on a silver plate as a support. This creates a relief that highlighted by shading the visible parts of the support plate. This work is often seen on Koumiya.

See U.
Louis-Pierre

6th August 2011, 05:02 AM	#16
LPCA Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toulouse - FRANCE Posts: 83	Hi Kurt, difficult to say something on the blade as details are missing and the image does not help much. The shape could be from 17 to 19°. Of course, Moroccan Jews also knew the work of niello. But here they seem to have used a more traditional technique in Morocco. Either a silver plate is engraved with patterns, either 2 silver plates are welded together. The top plate is first cut with patterns and then plated (soldered) on a silver plate as a support. This creates a relief that highlighted by shading the visible parts of the support plate. This work is often seen on Koumiya. See U. Louis-Pierre