AN OTTOMAN JADE AND GEM-SET SILVER PLATED CASKET, 16TH CENTURY
AN OTTOMAN JADE AND GEM-SET SILVER PLATED CASKET, 16TH CENTURY
A silver plated casket, engraved around the sides with floral scrolls. The cover set with a Timurid dark green jade with a petal border and flat edge, finely carved to front side with talismanic letters and numbers, to the backside with arabesque designs and foliate scrolls.
Height 3.8 cm.
Diameter 5.5 cm.
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AN OTTOMAN JADE AND GEM-SET SILVER PLATED CASKET, 16TH CENTURY
A silver plated casket, engraved around the sides with floral scrolls. The cover set with a Timurid dark green jade with a petal border and flat edge, finely carved to front side with talismanic letters and numbers, to the backside with arabesque designs and foliate scrolls.
Height 3.8 cm.
Diameter 5.5 cm.