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)
Egypt.
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=23514
Wow! That was fast Kevin....those are the exact markings. Would this be a napkin holder? BOB
The mark on the right I think is here:
http://www.h.cx/?country=Egypt
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!
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!
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
http://scintillatingsilver.wordpress.com/tag/calligraphy/
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
Besmel-lahe-rahmaneh-raheem.... In the name of big and mighty god...
In Islam, every conversation or written anything starts with these words...
Thank you DrFluffy! So this is probably a dinner table item thanking Allah for the food or for some other presentation ceremony. RER
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.
Fabulous research....thanks Kevin! BOB