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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 187668, member: 55&quot;]Call it an Egyptian-style tray.</p><p>It may - or may not- be made of actual copper; and the details are unlikely to be silver; probably would be tin, or perhaps just painted on with metallic paint. </p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; These trays are made for the Egyptian tourist trade and the import industry, and have been for at least the last 50 years.&nbsp;&nbsp; My parents got some in Egypt in 1959, and they are still being made today.&nbsp; They are not made for any traditional or ceremonial use.</p><p>As such, it is pointless to ask what the inscription means (it is likely copied from other trays) or what it was used for, and they are quite hard to date; the styles and materials have not changed for half a century.</p><p>They often are sold with small stands; you can used them as a small table; to display other small items; as a coffee or tea service table; you can hang them on the wall.....your choice.</p><p>Sorry to be blunt, but welcome to the forums![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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