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  Betty April 2, 2015 at 7:17pm

  I add two close ups of the inscriptions below. If any of you could tell me what they mean (I guess blessings), I would greatly appreciate it.

  

  
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  Ethnic Embellishments April 2, 2015 at 7:31pm

  The lid has the "Shahadda", the protestation of Muslim faith, "There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is his messanger."
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  Betty April 2, 2015 at 7:37pm

  Thank you so much! 
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  Alaa eddine SAGID April 2, 2015 at 9:19pm

  The front has got half the sentence engraved on the the lid: "LA ILAHA ILLA ALLAH": ther eis no god but Allah
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  Betty April 2, 2015 at 10:10pm

  Shukran, Alaa ... I wish I hadn't abandoned my Arabic lessons at university - my teacher told me I'd regret it one day and she was right :-)
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  Lynn Ardent April 3, 2015 at 2:55am

  What a beautiful and elegant box!  Congratulations Betty, you have a great eye!
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  Peter Hoesli April 3, 2015 at 3:34am

  Dear Betty; this is a gorgeous piece and yes, I would allocate it to Zaydiya. The tubes of my necklace are all featuring the same type of writings. According to what I know, nowhere else in Yemen was the silver cut out in such a way. Congratulations! Peter
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  Mustafa J. Salem April 3, 2015 at 12:01pm

  This si a beautiful box. Inscriptions are fantastic and well engraved. Congratulations Betty.
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  Betty April 3, 2015 at 12:31pm

  Thank you Peter and Mustafa. I like it a lot and sometimes wear it on a belt, though it was originally an adornment worn on a man's belt I believe. I am still not quite sure what the content might have been. It seems cumbersome to use as a money purse as have seen suggested in some books...