Hello learned friends...Please see my mystery bowl.

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  1. Daryl Yeates

    Daryl Yeates Playing at being an 'antique dealer'

    I have a quite interesting bowl that I know nothing about but I'd like too if anyone can help?
    I'm guessing it is bronze?
    It appears possibly Persian/Iran? The symbols around the bowl could be writing?
    It's 6.5 cm high, 14.5 cm diameter and it weighs 350g.
    I have had it for a long time and it's origin fascinates me!
    Please do let me know any ideas that you may have.
    Thank you in advance.
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    Daryl Yeates, Apr 3, 2020
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes it is, and it is antique. My parents had one like it.
    Stylized calligraphy, which has become so stylized that it may have lost its meaning.;)
     
    Any Jewelry, Apr 3, 2020
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  3. Daryl Yeates

    Daryl Yeates Playing at being an 'antique dealer'

    Thank you for your info, do you have any idea regarding it's age?
     
    Daryl Yeates, Apr 3, 2020
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Just a guesstimate, 19th century. I think this is a kind of item that has been made for a long time. A useful little bowl that pleases the eye.
     
    Any Jewelry, Apr 3, 2020
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  5. Daryl Yeates

    Daryl Yeates Playing at being an 'antique dealer'

    Thank you again
     
    Daryl Yeates, Apr 3, 2020
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  6. Daryl Yeates

    Daryl Yeates Playing at being an 'antique dealer'

    The bowl actually has a some history... I sold it to somebody in Japan from ebay. It was paid for promptly. I messaged the buyer for detailed information regarding their delivery address. Just at that time the awful 2011 Tōhoku tsunami happened and I never heard from them again. I can only believe the worst....
     
    Daryl Yeates, Apr 3, 2020
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  7. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    AJ Is that silver over brass?
     
    KikoBlueEyes, Apr 3, 2020
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    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Tin.:) The Persians used a lot of tin on copper, and sometimes on brass. It was a cheap substitute for silver, and there was a time when silver was in short supply.
     
    Any Jewelry, Apr 4, 2020
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  9. Daryl Yeates

    Daryl Yeates Playing at being an 'antique dealer'

    Interesting, thank you. It explains what appeared to be surface rust!
     
    Daryl Yeates, Apr 4, 2020
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  10. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Thank you. Helps me spot the real stuff.
     
    KikoBlueEyes, Apr 4, 2020
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  11. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    I'm sorry to hear that the buyer was absent, and I hope the worst did not happen to them.
     
    Figtree3, Apr 11, 2020
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