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    Posted 11 years ago

    LOUMANAL
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    I'm trying to find out exactly what this Silver Stand could be used for and maybe the answer is in the Script in front. It has tiny 3 hallmarks that I tried to photograph but they are so small that my photos may not be useful. I added them in case someone recognizes them. It also has one hallmark on the tiny frame at the back. It was found amidst a box of miscellaneous Silver in a flea market. Can someone read the script. Thanks everyone, RER(BOB)

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    1. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Egypt.
      http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=23514
    2. LOUMANAL LOUMANAL, 11 years ago
      Wow! That was fast Kevin....those are the exact markings. Would this be a napkin holder? BOB
    3. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      The mark on the right I think is here:
      http://www.h.cx/?country=Egypt
    4. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Is it part of belt buckle? Or does it stand on that foot?

      That design is beautiful.

      It is in classical script.
      Perhaps someone can help out with a translation
      My Arabic is just not there.
      Mea culpa!
    5. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      This site in Arabic has a list of date letters up until 2009:
      http://www.mfti.gov.eg/affiliates/National_Productivity/AssayWeights/A03.htm

      Right to Left!
    6. LOUMANAL LOUMANAL, 11 years ago
      Thanks again Kevin....I know now that its Egyptian, after 1946 but the other marks are hard to locate on that site. It does stand up like a bookend but the foot is only 1" wide. BOB
    7. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      http://scintillatingsilver.wordpress.com/tag/calligraphy/
    8. LOUMANAL LOUMANAL, 11 years ago
      A "Tughra"...that's fascinating stuff and YOU are a wealth of knowledge my friend. Thank you vetraio50, moonstonelover21, SEAN68, aghcollect, walksoftly, mikelv85 and antiques-in-nj for the LOVE, BOB
    9. DrFluffy DrFluffy, 11 years ago
      Besmel-lahe-rahmaneh-raheem.... In the name of big and mighty god...
    10. DrFluffy DrFluffy, 11 years ago
      In Islam, every conversation or written anything starts with these words...
    11. LOUMANAL LOUMANAL, 11 years ago
      Thank you DrFluffy! So this is probably a dinner table item thanking Allah for the food or for some other presentation ceremony. RER
    12. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Besmel-lahe-rahmaneh-raheem = a prayer that has 19 letters = Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

      In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.
      A prayer that a Muslim recites before beginning any task.

      An acronym : letters within it correspond to the 19 letters contained in the names of the Ahlul Bayt.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahl_al-Bayt

      A thing of great poetic beauty.
    13. LOUMANAL LOUMANAL, 11 years ago
      Fabulous research....thanks Kevin! BOB

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