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by Damon
Wed Jan 03, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Help with attribution of oriental box
Replies: 5
Views: 7388

Re: Help with attribution of oriental box

Hello It is interesting that the same mark has surfaced twice recently. See https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=217064#p217064 It reads عمل جعفر, (?amal Jafer) or "made by Jafar". Could also be Jafary since the mark is well worn. This must be Persian or northern Indian. There is...
by Damon
Wed Jan 03, 2024 7:55 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Help wiith country of origin plz
Replies: 5
Views: 736

Re: Help wiith country of origin plz

Hello It is interesting that the same mark has surfaced twice recently. It reads عمل جعفر, (?amal Jafer) or "made by Jafar". Could also be Jafary since the mark is well worn. This must be Persian or northern Indian. There is a Persian silversmith named Jafary whose mark appears on the Nati...
by Damon
Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:13 pm
Forum: Far East
Topic: Asian multi-metal wall plate
Replies: 1
Views: 1058

Re: Asian multi-metal wall plate

Hello Jannie

Definitely Hindu imagery

This is a Thanjavur (Tanjore) art plate from southern India

Damon
by Damon
Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:07 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Cast Silver Bowl
Replies: 7
Views: 1727

Re: Cast Silver Bowl

Hello Martin Thanks for posting the new images. I am stumped although I still think that there is a Himalayan or Central Asian dimension to this bowl. If I come across anything relevant, I will post it. By the same token, if you find out something, please add it to the thread Sorry to draw a blank. ...
by Damon
Sat Sep 16, 2023 11:40 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Cast Silver Bowl
Replies: 7
Views: 1727

Re: Cast Silver Bowl

Hello Martin

Not Arabic/Persian/Urdu or related scripts. Possibly Tibetan? Can you post centered images of each letter?

Thanks

Damon
by Damon
Thu May 04, 2023 9:43 am
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Tea Set Persian Silver ?
Replies: 3
Views: 1579

Re: Tea Set Persian Silver ?

Hello Alexander12

These are called zarf and should each hold a glass or ceramic insert

https://glosbe.com/en/fa/zarf

Damon
by Damon
Tue Mar 28, 2023 11:13 pm
Forum: Asia & Middle East - Single Image
Topic: India Starling Ring
Replies: 2
Views: 1438

Re: India Starling Ring

The words are Arabic but are used in both Persian and Urdu To the left "al hakim" الحكيم and to the right "al 'azim" العظيم In a religious context, both are names or attributes of God/Allah "Al hakim" means "the wise one" and "al azim" means "th...
by Damon
Sun Sep 04, 2022 6:37 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Brass and silver metal holder
Replies: 3
Views: 2138

Re: Brass and silver metal holder

Hello Jannie

Thanks for the additional photos. I had not appreciated the size or depth of your item

I now think it is a Quran box, likely from North Africa

If you google "Morocco Quran box" you will find similar items including some with the nine numbers in the 3 X 3 square

Damon
by Damon
Sat Sep 03, 2022 8:12 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Brass and silver metal holder
Replies: 3
Views: 2138

Re: Brass and silver metal holder

Hello Jannie This is an amulet designed to be hung around the neck or perhaps from a garment. See a related piece at https://omanisilver.com/contents/en-us/d124_Omani_silver_amulets.html You will need to scroll down a bit to find the "Oman amulet with a magic quadrant". If you google "...
by Damon
Tue Aug 02, 2022 10:17 pm
Forum: Other Countries
Topic: A small tray with trompe l'oeil berries and cloth
Replies: 2
Views: 626

Re: A small tray with trompe l'oeil berries and cloth

Hello Victoria

The mark which has been repeated three times looks like a tughra. Your tray may be Ottoman Turkish

Damon
by Damon
Sun Jul 17, 2022 2:32 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Mutimetal bowls
Replies: 1
Views: 2464

Re: Mutimetal bowls

Hello Jannie These bowls are examples of Mamluk Revival metal work. It is oftern referred to as Cairoware although it was produced in both Egypt and Syria. Please see notes at https://www.hmoa.org/art/exhibition/mamluk-revival-metalwork-from-the-touma-collection-presented-by-community-t and https://...
by Damon
Wed Jul 13, 2022 9:18 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Turkish 800 silver plate with coin
Replies: 5
Views: 2386

Re: Turkish 800 silver plate with coin

Hello AllSeasons On the face of the coin which has three lines of text and a number, the third line is قسطنطينيه which is Ḳosṭanṭīnīye (Constantinople) in Ottoman Turkish. I believe that refers to where the coin was minted The number underneath is ١٢٥٥ or 1255 Hijri calendar. 1255 Hijri is 1839 CE. ...
by Damon
Wed May 25, 2022 2:07 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Need help identifying mark
Replies: 6
Views: 3435

Re: Need help identifying mark

Hello Roxaneo The word is Mahmoud (or Mahmud) which is a man's name. It could be Arabic or Persian. If this were Persian silver work we would normally expect to see a stamp with the number 84 or the Persian equivalent to indicate silver content. The painting is rather roughly executed compared to ty...
by Damon
Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:57 pm
Forum: Far East
Topic: Persian Silver compact
Replies: 4
Views: 3410

Re: Persian Silver compact

Hello Jannie

The dense vine and other floral images suggest Kashmiri work

This site has some good illustrations

http://silverfromindia1850-1920.blogspot.com/

Hope this helps

Damon
by Damon
Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:56 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Persian box
Replies: 3
Views: 2511

Re: Persian box

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...
by Damon
Sun Mar 20, 2022 7:52 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Enamelled Silver Tray with landscape portrait(s) painting
Replies: 5
Views: 3846

Re: Enamelled Silver Tray with landscape portrait(s) painting

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...
by Damon
Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:00 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Enamelled Silver Tray with landscape portrait(s) painting
Replies: 5
Views: 3846

Re: Enamelled Silver Tray with landscape portrait(s) painting

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...
by Damon
Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:51 am
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Please help with these hallmarks
Replies: 3
Views: 4389

Re: Please help with these hallmarks

This is Moroccan

The stamp appears to be عمل المغوب (literally - work of Morocco)

Damon
by Damon
Thu Sep 16, 2021 11:40 pm
Forum: Middle East
Topic: Where is this candlestick from?
Replies: 6
Views: 6206

Re: Where is this candlestick from?

Correction

It is actually 5 which appears as an inverted heart in Persian/Urdu numbers - not 2

My error

Damon

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