Hello Amena This may be inspired by the story of "Bahram Gur in a Peasant's House". A source image is at https://art.thewalters.org/detail/27890/bahram-gur-in-a-peasantaos-house-2/ The story dates to the Sasanian period of Iranian history The key figures are the king who is in disguise and...
Greg There is a free to download English translation at http://classics.mit.edu/Sadi/gulistan.2.i.html Otherwise there are a number of English translations and parallel Persian/English editions The most recent may be The Gulistan (Rose garden) of Sa'di- a bilingual English and Persian edition by Whe...
Helo Greg What an interesting tray. The painting technqiue is mina kari (meena kari) میناکاری which is a type of fired, painted enamel. Isfahan is a major centre for this art form. The image is likely inspired by the Gulistan by Saadi These two excerpts are from the Encyclopedi Iranica at https://ir...
Interesting marks Arabic numbers vary slighty depending on the region Please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Arabic_numerals The 2 which appears like an inverted heart is typical of Iran, Pakistan and parts of India where Urdu script once was common Iranian silver seems to be almost always...
The crown over the national symbol is the standard of the Sultan of Oman. The use of the national symbol on objects is regulated and I expect that the use of the royal standard is tightly controlled.
Top image is Al Alam Palace in Old Muscat Left hand image is Masjid al Zawawi also in Muscat Bottom image may be Al Jalali and Al Mirani Forts in Muscat Can't figure out the right hand image This is not my strong suit so happy to defer to others who know more The mark remains a mystery However, defi...
The script is Arabic but not clear One portion looks like معدن عالم with the number 39 معدن عالم could be translated as "world metal" or "universal metal" On balance, based on the script and the type of object - likely Moroccan Silver plate - possibly - but could also be nickel s...
This looks like a qalamdan (Persian for pen container). Often a brass container which held a pen and an accompanying inkwell. Ottoman or Persian or adjacent territories
I think these were often reproduced as souvenirs so can't comment on age
Hello Jannie There is an almost identical cup for sale on a well known site If you search for "Old INDIA lassi cup, beaker, engraved metal, Islamic calligraphy" I expect you will find it. The cup is described as Indian, 50-60 years old. I think that Cheryl and AG2012 are correct. This is a...
Hello Jannie There is an almost identical cup for sale on a well known site If you search for "Old INDIA lassi cup, beaker, engraved metal, Islamic calligraphy" I expect you will find it. The cup is described as Indian, 50-60 years old. I think that Cheryl and AG2012 are correct. This is a...
Hello This is almost certainly a Moroccan tea pot. Below the image of the tiger it reads دار النمر (dar an namar) or "House of the Tiger" - likely the name of the manufacturer. In the rectangle below the circle it reads فضة حرّة (fidha hurra) or "free silver". I don't know, howev...