Weird Thrift Store Find

[Crush N Cans]

Stands about 9 1/2 inches tall and weighs 3/4 of a pound. The narrow part screws off and I've included a scan of the bottom which I can't begin to decipher. I have no idea what this is...do you? Anyway I'm only out $2 for this piece.

 

[Crush N Cans]

The bottom...

 

[relichunters]

The text is middle eastern. I believe Arabic

 

[DirtyMike]

Maybe a wax seal.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Here's an Arabian Incense burner that looks similar

 

[taz42o]

Kinda looks like part of a hookah. Is the tall part hollow, any holes?
Here is a good site on written languages if any one wants to have a go at translation.

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/languages.htm

 

[sniffer]

I'm with Spooky on this one

 

[Crush N Cans]

The tall part is hollow with a small hole at the top.

 

[AU24K]

A lot of those types of things are cast in Pakistan.
I've seen tons of cheap knives, incense burners, etc. that were cast in brass and stamped, "Pakistan."
The language may be Urdu.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu

Scott

 

[GopherDaGold]

Incense burner or Hookah. Any indication of burning inside the hole at the top?

 

[Crush N Cans]

No indication of burning anywhere.

 

[hammered]

If this is a hooka , there would be holes where the pipes attach. See attached link as an example http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SN3byIxI8...DTI/eki3Z19M3Y8/s1600-h/SilverHaremHookah.jpg

hammered

 

[Crush N Cans]

The only hole in it is a small hole on the top.