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Old 28th October 2012, 01:47 PM   #1
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Default Slightly OT help with Islamic silver: Origin and translation

Gentlemen.

I hope you'll all indulge a slight diversion as I've been lucky enough to pick up a rather pretty silver box and have a couple of questions
Firstly can anyone translate the inscriptions please?
It looks like it's got 1936 on the front inscripiton.
A translation might tell me when it comes from but if not, does anyone recognise the work?
It's quite simple, hammered sheets of thick solid silver, with coiled wire silver soldered tubes made for the hinges. Simple work but very sturdy and heavy for a box it's size.
On the underside it has '9V' (97) scratched in faintly.

Appreciate the help chaps.

Gene
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