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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 566018, member: 111&quot;]The imagery on the niello bracelets is distinctive to Marsh Arab silver, it was also known as &#039;Amara work&#039; (Amara is in Iraq), and as already said, the 1st bracelet shows the &#039;Lion of Babylon&#039;, an ancient Mesopotamian sculpture at Babylon in Iraq.&nbsp; The Marsh Arab pieces were popular with the British military and usually date from around the 1910s into the &#039;40s.</p><p><br /></p><p>This filigree bracelet is clearly dated to 1945 Iraq:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/iraqi-marsh-arab-filigree-niello-1945-274012418" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/iraqi-marsh-arab-filigree-niello-1945-274012418" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/iraqi-marsh-arab-filigree-niello-1945-274012418</a></p><p><br /></p><p>One very similar to the 2nd bracelet, but with a &#039;Lion of Babylon&#039;:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/iraqi-sterling-silver-marsh-arab-1729417489" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/iraqi-sterling-silver-marsh-arab-1729417489" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/iraqi-sterling-silver-marsh-arab-1729417489</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A 1916 &#039;Amara&#039; napkin ring:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.rubylane.com/item/656453-r9779/Niello-Figural-Napkin-Ring-Sterling-Silver?search=1&amp;t=881db355" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rubylane.com/item/656453-r9779/Niello-Figural-Napkin-Ring-Sterling-Silver?search=1&amp;t=881db355" rel="nofollow">https://www.rubylane.com/item/656453-r9779/Niello-Figural-Napkin-Ring-Sterling-Silver?search=1&amp;t=881db355</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As already suggested the Damascene bracelets are Spanish and are not niello.</p><p><br /></p><p>Scroll down to Fig. 7 for a bracelet similar to yours:&nbsp; <a href="http://milkywayjewels.com/damascene/Damascene.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://milkywayjewels.com/damascene/Damascene.html" rel="nofollow">http://milkywayjewels.com/damascene/Damascene.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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