Any ideas about this filigree pendant?

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  1. Daniel oshaughnessy

    Daniel oshaughnessy Active Member

    Wondering about this pendant. It is very fine silver filigree with a scarab stone. It is not marked so I don't think it is sterling. It is vintage...thinking 1970s? it measures 3" round. il_570xN.1530487078_47t4.jpg il_570xN.1530487362_571q.jpg il_570xN.1577956549_jitp.jpg
     
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  2. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    It is probably Egyptian 800 silver & marked as such, quite likely more than once.

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    You're looking for something similar. That lambda shape is the 8. Zero is usually more like a dot; there can be 1 or 2 dots & can be one over the other instead of in a line. Check front as well as back.
     
  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I agree with Egyptian. The little flower shapes are Arabic/Yemeni in style, which has also been introduced in the cities of Egypt.
    Not all Egyptian filigree is marked, but it is worth checking around the edges. Egyptians tend to mark on the front, not the back as you would expect.
     
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    5A666F67-1313-4326-901A-B71EE790EF88.jpeg This may be nothing, but maybe look here.
     
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  5. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Or here:

    Egyptian brooch_LI.jpg

    On this sort of piece I see marks most frequently out around the edge on the flat rim & often enough smashed right into a hollow ball. Have seen ones stamped right into a pharaoh's cheek. Anyplace that is relatively smooth.
     
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