Are these Indian salt spoons?

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Scrabble96
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Are these Indian salt spoons?

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I have two, tiny spoons which I think are salt spoons, although they are usually round, so I'm not sure what the pointy one would be for. Pepper, maybe? They both have the same hallmarks on the back that look like Arabic script:

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Can anyone identify their origin and possible age?

There are no other marks.

TIA
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Re: Are these Indian salt spoons?

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Hi,

The script mark, which is in Jawi, an Arabic script used in Malaysia, the script translates to the word is Kelantan, a state in northern Malaysia which has a tradition of silverwork.

Trev.
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Re: Are these Indian salt spoons?

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dognose wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 5:20 am Hi,

The script mark, which is in Jawi, an Arabic script used in Malaysia, the script translates to the word is Kelantan, a state in northern Malaysia which has a tradition of silverwork.

Trev.
Many thanks, Trev

I did visit Malaysia in the 80s, but I don't remember buying these.
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