And they brought gold, frankincense and myrrh...

The myrrh and the frankincense were compliments of our years spent in Oman, which produces the world's finest frankincense. The tiny almost pure gold ingots were also from Oman, where an enlightened storekeeper passed over a 1 gm bar every so often to his more loyal customers, as a way of keeping them coming back - far more effective than air-miles, with the ladies!