Identification Help Please

[Dom]

Originally Posted by Yannis

...snip... So I still vote for Al Halili market in Cairo. A nice place to find little things like this for few dolars. ..snip..

in accordance with what Yannis said, in Cairo Khan el Khalil bazar, no chance at all to found any more antic's
the Egyptian law is clear, all items, what ever they are, older than 80 years MUST BE deposited in museums
in the years 80's I saw; yataghan, persian or arab swords, but since that law (around 1985) concerning ALL antiquities the market is dry
and the customs at borders very vigilant, you may trust me, I know, I'm living as resident for part in that fantastic city
more chance to get good stuff in occidental auction rooms, than in local markets
I mean for Middle East, for Far East I dunno
Saudi - roughly empty & very expensive
UAE - few to dry
Libya - never found some thing, empty
Algeria - few to dry
this for the countries where I resided several years, from where a rather precise evaluation of the situation

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Dom