Silver Treasure from Egypt!

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Did some scrounging at my local dump and found a very beautiful mirror someone had thrown away. Thought it was silver-plated at first but quickly discovered a silver mark on it that I recognized - the stamp was an Egyptian silver hallmark representing 90% pure silver! I've only found Egyptian silver once before in my whole life so it was a nice surprise to see that mark again!

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This hallmark has been in use continuously since 1916 and is still used today, the "9" followed by two dots represents ".900/1000" or "90% Silver". I would bet the mirror dates from the first half of the 20th century. This type of mirror apparently was not designed to have a handle as our western mirrors do, instead it has a small silver bird that sticks out on the back that can be grasped between the fingers and the mirror can be held in this manner.

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The mirror itself is cracked, likely the reason it was disposed of to begin with, but hey it's found treasure so no complaints here!
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People don't seem to care about stuff unless it has an "on" button and you can send a text on it.
 

Nice piece of silver.
 

Craftsmanship looks exceptional. Great find.
 

HUGE hunk of silver, very pretty piece. I bet it wouldn't be real hard to get a new mirror in it?
 

That thing is huge, Sweet find!! What does it weigh?
 

Amazing find bet it would polish up nice Thanks for the po0st Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

What a treasure! Congrats! -Lisa & John
 

Nice salvage on the big silver!
 

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