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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 331251, member: 5833&quot;]Correction: date letter is H, 1933/34 (1352 in the Islamic calendar).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure the Egyptians have realized they were ever dead.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Unglazed steatite.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Probably the same one that is currently on eBay as item # 292429823664.&nbsp; Seller says it was purchased at the Smithsonian more than 30 years ago.&nbsp; It has an Arabic date that is not decipherable from the photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jeff&#039;s bracelet is nicer, with its graduated scarabs that are not all quite the same style.&nbsp; Will not be surprised if it does turn out to be earlier than my original estimate.&nbsp; Pre-1940 date marks use Roman letters &amp; are usually easier to be sure about than later Arabic ones, so there&#039;s a good chance of pinning down the age. There is probably a silver fineness mark on every major component.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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