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Help with attribution of oriental box (No.2)
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:42 am
by Ubaranda
Hi all!
Help me please with attribution of this oriental box - what country, what age, who is maker?
Thanks in advance.
Re: Help with attribution of oriental box (No.2)
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 9:50 pm
by Damon
Hello
Looks Persian
The text is upside down but, if you flip it, the lower word looks like اصفهان (Isfahan) with the first and last letters missing.
The type of script also looks Persian although I can't make out particular words
Damon
Re: Help with attribution of oriental box (No.2)
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:14 am
by Ubaranda
Hello Damon!
Many thanks for your reply! And what is written inside the star?
Regards. Alex.
Re: Help with attribution of oriental box (No.2)
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 6:43 pm
by Damon
Hello Alex
I am not sure what "star" refers to
The image which you posted with the script is upside down
If you invert it then the top portion (the arc) has script which is Persian but only a couple pf letters are clear and I don't know what it says
The lower portion (not sure how to describe its shape) has, I believe, Isfahan (minus the first and last letters)
Hope this helps and apologies if I have misunderstood your question
Damon
Re: Help with attribution of oriental box (No.2)
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2024 4:11 pm
by Ubaranda
Hello Damon!
Thank you very much for your comprehensive answer and for your help!
I wish you all the best!
Alex.
Re: Help with attribution of oriental box (No.2)
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 11:33 am
by ALEKS
Re: Help with attribution of oriental box (No.2)
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:01 pm
by Damon
Thank you Alex
Definitely Isfahan. In one of your images we can find the missing letters of the city name اصفهان . The initial "alef" is the vertical line below the letters and the final "nun" is the "bowl with a dot" above the letters.
One word in the "arc" is much clearer. کارگران translates as "workers". There may be a translation of "made by hand" or similar but my knowledge of Persian is quite rudimentary so I defer to others.
Hope this helps
Damon
Re: Help with attribution of oriental box (No.2)
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:59 am
by Ubaranda
ALEKS, Damon - many thanks for useful information!
Regards.
Re: Help with attribution of oriental box (No.2)
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 12:18 pm
by Damon
Aleks
My apologies for misspelling your name
Damon
