She radiates continental European chic, clinking with bold silver jewellery that offers a sort of travelogue of her peripatetic working life.

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After you have marvelled at the horses and gorged yourself on country cuisine, stroll through the market for bargain-priced leather goods, ponchos and silver jewellery.

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The married women wore silver jewellery, white wimples, and gold teeth.

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Alongside the textiles, there are stalls filled with myriad other crafts, from silver jewellery to wooden carvings to Panama hats, which originated in Ecuador but became famous in Panama.

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Silver and jewellery remain the most popular sectors, the survey found.

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All sectors of the market - with the exception of ceramics - witnessed rising prices, with growing precious metal values pushing up the value of silver and jewellery.

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Best buys are babouches (traditional leather slippers), silver Berber jewellery, the famous blue-glazed Fassi ceramics, hand-sewn linen and cotton embroidery, Berber hendiras (traditional woven cloaks that make great wall hangings), argan oil (for cooking or in soap), saffron and other spices, brassware, and carpets of every type, style and quality.

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Stav Jewelry, the studio of husband and wife designers Dalia and Eyal Stav, sells handcrafted jewellery made of gold, silver, ceramic and precious and semi-precious stones, as well as locally-made leather handbags.

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The current development of new alloys, notably one containing pure silver and some germanium, promises more flexible jewellery-making, and more resilient materials.

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Items stolen included ornaments, paintings, jewellery from Cartier and Tiffanys and a pair of silver pheasants.

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