The ladies had expressed an interest in visiting a sliver shop and perhaps purchasing some items. Our guide, Roshdy, knew a good place for silver, Horus Silver near the Giza Pyramids, so we stopped in.
The ladies admired the pieces in the shop and were immediately hooked. A couple of the ladies decided on silver cartouches.
This was not just a shopping stop for us because we were privileged to watch as the cartouches were put together in the workroom. The best
part was that under the tutelage of the shop owner, Ahmed, each one got to
participate in the creation of her own silver cartouche, soldering in
place the hieroglyphic transliteration of their names.
Horus Silver is a family business. The brothers, Ahmed and Abdul Rhaman, along with their sister who handles marketing, are continuing the silversmithing that their father taught them. They all enjoy being able to show their creativity. They are happy to talk about how they learned the trade and they have a gentleness about them that is not so common among Egyptian merchants and is very much appreciated.
Not
surprisingly, everyone found some items that suited their fancy.
Linda and the brothers
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