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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 6198877, member: 5833&quot;]The marks on the first piece are Egyptian marks for 80[0] silver.&nbsp; I would not be surprised if there is a partial mark on the pin stem, possibly a full set of 3 marks: fineness/assay office; national mark for silver; date letter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Definitely something for tourists.&nbsp; As has already been noted, Nefertiti is the passenger; Nekhbet is on the bow.&nbsp; It&#039;s a hodgepodge of Egyptian stuff, including the ankh &amp; the lotus blooms &amp; the eye of Horus.&nbsp; The boat is probably the one that takes souls to the after world.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thought at first the cameo is Czech glass, but on closer inspection think it is hardstone, with what I call a traumatic rhinoplasty.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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