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buendia · 21st February 2010, 01:14 AM

Thank you very much for your information. I was really convinced of its Persian origin.
I have checked both georgian and armenian alphabets -
looking at the cartouche placed in this position:

the cartouche would yield the armenian letters YKB or possibly YLB. The letter in the middle was not 100% identical with contemporary letters.

In georgian alphabet the first letter would be identified as V, but I was not able to identify the rest 2 letters.

What could these letters mean?
Initials of the maker?

21st February 2010, 01:14 AM	#6
buendia Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Silesia, Poland Posts: 41	Thank you very much for your information. I was really convinced of its Persian origin. I have checked both georgian and armenian alphabets - looking at the cartouche placed in this position: the cartouche would yield the armenian letters YKB or possibly YLB. The letter in the middle was not 100% identical with contemporary letters. In georgian alphabet the first letter would be identified as V, but I was not able to identify the rest 2 letters. What could these letters mean? Initials of the maker?