Arabic silver pill or snuff box help needed to id.

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niceguy1
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Arabic silver pill or snuff box help needed to id.

Postby niceguy1 » Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:16 pm

HI ALL

This Arabic silver snuff or perhaps pill box appears to be Egyptian silver.

The bottom has 3 markings & the lid has 2.

the middle figure would seem to suggest it's pre 1946, can anyone figure out the year & city?

THANKS

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Re: Arabic silver pill or snuff box help needed to id.

Postby davidross » Wed Jul 24, 2013 2:57 am

The date can be narrowed down to 1940-46 (cat with Arabic date letter).

For the exact date, please refer to the date letter chart linked in this post:

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=30580&p=76048&hilit=egypt#p76035

Sorry, I cannot read the city mark.

Regards
DR

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Re: Arabic silver pill or snuff box help needed to id.

Postby niceguy1 » Wed Jul 24, 2013 12:54 pm

I was just told by a knowledge Egyptian collector that this was made in Alexandria & the year is 1943-4.


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