This is the Sheaffer Stars of Egypt Sterling Silver Limited Edition Rollerball Pen.

Released in 2006. The Stars of Egypt Limited Edition was an attempt by Sheaffer to enter the super-premium market after the success of the Legacy Victorian. It was a tribute to the astronomers of ancient Egypt, rendered in very deeply engraved .925 sterling silver. The pen's cap and barrel combine to show three major images arranged representing the constellations near Orion and featuring the star Sirius. In ancient Egyptian astronomy, the star Sirius was the brightest in the night sky and is the stellar representation of Isis. Sirius appears in July, when the Nile River begins its annual flood, announcing the heat of the summer and the coming of the harvest in the fall.

The Nile flooding gave fertility to the soil. Because of the importance of Sirius, the ancient Egyptians based their calendar on its coming. The back face of the cap is dominated by the figure of the constellation we know as Orion, but the Ancient Egyptians saw as Osiris, the God of the Underworld.

The figure is set at the centre of a burst of rays which are further framed in a circle motif that extends around to the front face of the cap, creating an interesting winged appearance at the sides of the clip. The barrel has two large images that work together on the top side, the same face as the nib face. The pyramid represents the Great Pyramid at Giza, one of three principal pyramids. Some believe that the three represent a sky map of the three stars of the Belt of Orion.

The cap of the pyramid derived from the Eye of Ra or Eye of Horus. This symbol, also rendered as the Eye of Providence, appears on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States of America and on the reverse of the US one dollar bill. This eye allowed Osiris to oversee his underworld domain. The design is done so that the pen is a unified visual with the cap on or viewed separately as cap and barrel. The cap band is engraved "SHEAFFER ITALY 925 STERLING SILVER" with the edition number around the cap lip. The clip is palladium plated. The cap top, barrel end cap, and section are made of blue acrylic.

The fountain pen retailed for $3,500 and the matching capped rollerball pen was $3,250.

Pen was made in Italy.

Condition: New and complete

Sheaffer Wipe Cloth

Black and Blue Rollerball Refills.

Booklet

Italian Blue Glass Paper Weight.

Pen Certificate