Egyptian Gold Hallmark?

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by thingsgrandmakept, Oct 26, 2023.

  1. Hello. I have an antique emerald and rose cut diamond ring with what I believe are Egyptian hallmarks. Due to the age of the ring, the marks are worn and I'm having trouble deciphering them. Does anyone recognize the marks, or know of a resource that may help? I've searched online but I can't match the marks to any of the information I've found so far.
     

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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Welcome. It is not an Egyptian mark I recognize, but it does say 14 in Arabic numerals, so it is 14k gold.
    Does it have any other marks? Egyptian gold would have a cat, an ibis, or a lotus to confirm that it is gold. Having said that, not all Egyptian gold is fully marked.

    This is the right way up:
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    What looks like an inverted 3 is a 4, so 14.
     
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  3. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Things-Our joolies will prob want a pic of the complete item.
     
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  4. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Yup, complete photos please. I’d agree not Egyptian but style matters.
     
  5. Thank you for the replies. There are no other markings. Here are some full photos. il_fullxfull.5433635430_e4bv.jpg il_fullxfull.5433635456_qvjo.jpg
     

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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is a beautiful ring, but the style is pretty generic. The diamonds look amazingly clear.

    Does the ring have a historic link with Egypt, was it once bought there?

    In general, Arabic numerals are used from Morocco in the west to Malaysia in the east. At one time also in Indonesia.
     
  7. Not as far as I know. I got it at an online estate auction. They advertised it as "10K jade and white stone ring."
     
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  8. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    buy for them again.......& again..:playful::playful:
     
  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Have you tested the stones, or have them tested?
    I wonder if the diamonds are actually white topaz or white sapphire. They are beautiful, as is the setting.
     
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  10. The stones test as diamond. My tester can identify sapphires and moissanite as well.
     
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