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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Robert Walker, post: 1788550, member: 14345&quot;]Hi All, thank you for all of your suggestions, replies and help. </p><p><br /></p><p>A few of &#039;foramistas&#039; suggested I&#039;d sh looked at Persepolis Freezes. I did. And I, like others am sure it&#039;s Persian (&#039;themed&#039;). What helped was that the various depictions that are &#039;floral themed&#039;. I believe that these are meant to be a (version of a) cypress tree. I read: &quot;Among the symbols which the Iranians hold dear, none is as popular as the cypress tree.&quot; Source: <a href="https://www.cais-soas.com/News/2008/April2008/25-04.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cais-soas.com/News/2008/April2008/25-04.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.cais-soas.com/News/2008/April2008/25-04.htm</a> Looking for more info I stumbled on to this website. It is very comprehensive and informative. Def. recommended for anyone interested in Persian history or as a proverbial referencebook:</p><p><a href="http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/search/topic:19/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/search/topic:19/" rel="nofollow">http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/search/topic:19/</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>Also I do believe that the person that sold me this years ago was &#039;somewhat&#039; of when dating the item. And it is more likely to be of recent age. (Like said before, I always had my doubts.) I have send the above mentioned website a mail, asking if I can send some pic&#039;s, hoping they can help me with more info. No idea if they will respond- if so, will let on. (Of course, I mentioned that I posted the item in a distinguished forum, and got nice replies, but no def. &#039;hammer down&#039;. To give it some cachet, of course. And to suggest that thousands, if not millions, are eagerly awaiting for the to enlighten us. Hahaha) We&#039;ll see. Further:</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=8708]@KSW[/USER] I had never heard of Charles Pages Wade, but &#039;caus of your &#039;mental image&#039; I looked him up online. I hadn&#039;t heard of him- good tip! And, [USER=12007]@blooey[/USER] I enjoyed looking up some Ethiopian history - [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] - To recently, I never payed attention to &#039;Balinese Art Deco carvings&#039; nor &#039;Fischland jewellery from Baltic Germany&#039;. Now i have!&nbsp; This is why I love being part of a forum.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>All the best, Robert.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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