Ancient Copper and Silver Assyrian, Egyptian, or Babylonian Plate

<p>Notice the &quot;pyramids&quot; in the backround with what appears to be paths leading up to them... or could it be a depiction of some sort of &quot;tractor beam&quot; or &quot;rocket thrusts&quot; maybe?..... SUPER WEIRD!!! {cue Twilight Zone music...OOOOWWWEEEEEOOO!!}...LOLOLOL</p>

<p>This is a beautiful plate/platter however I doubt that it&#39;s an ancient piece. The condition looks too good too. Is it solid copper/metal? At 5 to 8 lbs, it must be thick. Are you sure this isn&#39;t plaster? It might not even be a an antique and if plaster, certainly not. Go to:</p><p><a href="http://www.christie's.com/">http://www.christie&#39;s.com</a></p><p&gt;(Try it without the apostrophe if it doesn&#39;t work.)</p><p>You can submit a photo of the item there and they&#39;ll tell you if they would put it up for auction. Only if accepted for auction will they tell you what this really is and what it&#39;s worth.  Don&#39;t worry, I believe they only accept items worth $500 or more for their auctions. Just don&#39;t tell them you don&#39;t want to sell it. They&#39;ll get back to you in a few days. You&#39;re not required to put anything up for auction with them either until a contract is signed anyway. If the item is worth less than $500, they won&#39;t tell you the value nor give give any other info about it. If they&#39;re intersted however, they will tell what you have and possible sale at auction price. If it&#39;s a contemporary piece though, I&#39;d guess it&#39;s worth anywhere from $20.00 to $50.00. In that case, I&#39;d buy it for $30.00 if you wanted to sell it. </p><p>Another suggestion is to take it to a local museum or the Art department of a university nearby and speak to one of the professors. </p>