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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 3059556, member: 2844"]In this case it is. Damascene is any metal design in another metal. </p><p>The word is derived from Damascus, Syria, where metal inlay has been an important craft for centuries.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an antique Damascus ware bowl (bottom view), brass inlaid with copper and silver:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]291841[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And a Medieval Syrian or Persian horse stirrup, iron inlaid with silver and gold:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]291842[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 3059556, member: 2844"]In this case it is. Damascene is any metal design in another metal. The word is derived from Damascus, Syria, where metal inlay has been an important craft for centuries. This is an antique Damascus ware bowl (bottom view), brass inlaid with copper and silver: [ATTACH=full]291841[/ATTACH] And a Medieval Syrian or Persian horse stirrup, iron inlaid with silver and gold: [ATTACH=full]291842[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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