A silver-inlaid copper wall plaque or tray, with silver inlaid calligraphy, from Egypt (?), c.1880

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"Distinctive Old Islamic Plaque fashioned using brass as the base metal overlaid with both copper and silver wire. Plaque have the Islamic sentence “ Maa Shaa Allah “ in the center it means that Allah is the Only God, and give us success,  at the edge comes the Islamic Ayah “ Bessm Allah Elrahman Elraheem Kol Aoz Brab Elfalk Men Shar Ma Khalk Wa Men Shar Khasek Isa Wakkab Wa Men Shar Elnafathat Fe Elokad Wa Men Shar Hassed Is Hassd “ both sentences are silver wire, also it’s decorated by arabesque Islamic, this Ayah certainly comes in the Koran.  This hand hammering have been used for many  centuries It’s hard to tell its age but it can be estimated to be about 120 years, but we have done great effort to polish it to return its shine back. Plaque have a diameter of  20” inches."