Negotiating the fountain price. Hamed our sourcing expert leads the group. Abu Amar is always on the phone.

One of the three (Ankad) in Damascus. This is where the real shopping takes place. But you need and introduction and a good budjet.

Stone and marble that goes back 100-800 years.

Complete walls removed out of old homes by " Entrenpreneus". Dont Ask & Dont Tell.

Complete fountains from the past 500 years in all shapes and sizes. New ones can be bought for a fraction of the price and just as good too.

Our fountain is a Tnasharieh, a twelver in Arabic. It is about 400 years old and of course Mazawi yellow/pink stone.

It takes five men and a woman to buy one fountain. The stone mason approves it.

The posse enters another Ankad yard. More stone and more goodies.