help with gold bowl

I've had this gold bowl for a while and I'm hoping someone can identify what it is, how old it is, and what it was used for. It was purchased for gold weight but I'd hate to have it scrapped until I find out what it is. FWIW, it's 154.5 grams and the pearl is real. Hopefully someone will recognize the script and can identify the language. It's a long shot but thanks in advance!

one by neil moats posted Jan 3, 2020 at 9:10 PM

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five by neil moats posted Jan 3, 2020 at 9:10 PM

 

I think they used it to create Rosemary's baby?

 

I would imagine its intrinsic value is far less than the scrap value

 

I'm trying to understand the relationship between the pearl and the gold.

 

Is that Elvish on there?

 

i see it says gold...but what karat does it test as ?

 

I'm not sure what it says...or what it means...but i don't see no gold marks..

 

It was tested and is 24k

 

Haha that's the closest alphabet I've seen. Not sure I want to find someone who speaks elvish...

 

It says gold on the bottom,correct ? Isnt there something about pearls being used to test poison wine ?

 

Pure gold...........WOW !!!!
154.5 grams.........WOW !!!
is that 8,400 dollars worth of gold ????

 

It's interesting - where and how did you acquire it? Seems odd that it's inscribed right on it "GOLD 154 GRAMS".

How was it tested?

 

Today it's around 7,700 but yes, that's why I would like to know what it is. You have to assume something made from so much gold would be significant in some way.

 

it's actually inscribed "fine gold 154*5 grams". The English inscription isn't done as clearly or deeply as the other symbols. This makes me think it was done at a later date by someone else.

 

more like $ 7460.
I was so excited i goofed the 1st calculation..

 

It was tested locally by a precious metals buyer. Also, it's 3" wide, 1" deep, relatively thin, and weighs 5 oz.

 

I thought this was going to be just joking around, but it actually does look like Elvish or one of Tolkien's invented languages. Appendices to the Silmarillion might give a clue. A fantasy piece perhaps made before gold was quite so pricey. Price is rising right now - keep it safe, keep it secret.

 

I know some Chinese stuff is hi Karat ...but 24K pure gold? That is unusual!
Plated would test at 24K of course ...(no, I'm not suggesting it's plated or anything)