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Identifying Armenian Ottoman Niello
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 4:21 pm
by AG2012
Hi,
This is the mark used by Armenian silversmiths in Van province, seen on niello.
Town`s name VAN is in Arabic used in Ottoman Empire before the reform.
Fineness .900 is incorporated within town`s name (90 in Arabic).
Regards
Re: Identifying Armenian Ottoman Niello
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 8:12 pm
by Damon
It reads وان which transliterates as van
فان transliterates as fan.
Damon