AN ENGRAVED AND HALLMARKED EGYPTIAN SILVER INCENSE BURNER WITH BASE
Cairo, Egypt, September 1982 - October 1985

Comprising a globular silver container, designed in the shape of a basket, with two thin handles on the shoulders, rising to an everted neck, with a circular stopper with similar handle in the finial position, the exterior engraved with two overlapping decorative bands featuring arabesque sprays, palmettes, and interlocking roundels, all set against vegetal meanders, stamped on the base and lower body with the Egyptian silver hallmarks in use in Cairo between 1/09/1982 and 1/10/1985 - the assay mark 900 (٩٠٠), the lotus flower, and the Arabic letter ى, and a circular base with horseshoe-shaped opening on the side, possibly the container used for bakhoor (incense) or spices.

13cm high including the base

146 grams in total