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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4578533, member: 2844"]It is a beautiful classic Siwa bracelet. Probably originally made in Cairo, for use in the Siwa Oasis near the border with Libya. Siwa had its own style, but didn't make its own jewellery, most was made in Cairo.</p><p><br /></p><p>You are right. It has the old Tughra mark, but was probably offered for sale again after 1916, which meant it had to be assessed, assayed and marked again in compliance with the assay law of 1916.</p><p>Unfortunately the Tughras are too worn tp see the important details we need to find out the period, and the later marks being punched in the Tughras don't help either. With Tughras the devil is in the detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those Siwa bracelets are wonderful. Strong and heavy, and as you say, you can smell the silver from the photo.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> In spite of their weight they are comfortable to wear. I have two, and sometimes wear both of them, in the old tradition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4578533, member: 2844"]It is a beautiful classic Siwa bracelet. Probably originally made in Cairo, for use in the Siwa Oasis near the border with Libya. Siwa had its own style, but didn't make its own jewellery, most was made in Cairo. You are right. It has the old Tughra mark, but was probably offered for sale again after 1916, which meant it had to be assessed, assayed and marked again in compliance with the assay law of 1916. Unfortunately the Tughras are too worn tp see the important details we need to find out the period, and the later marks being punched in the Tughras don't help either. With Tughras the devil is in the detail. Those Siwa bracelets are wonderful. Strong and heavy, and as you say, you can smell the silver from the photo.;) In spite of their weight they are comfortable to wear. I have two, and sometimes wear both of them, in the old tradition.[/QUOTE]
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