Publication Place
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Mertola Museum
Subject
Enamelled brass in white, blue and grey-green colours. On the widest side (the base) we notice three incisions with traces of gilding.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 3.7 سم؛ العرض: الحد الأقصى:2.7 ؛ الحد الأدنى: 2.1 سم؛ الوزن: 11.9 غ
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
BR/FA2/45
Record ID
object;ISL;pt;Mus01;13;ar
Library Location
Mertola Museum
Notes
Decoration for a square-cornered box, with a wider base, and floral decoration: two flowers whose leaves are inlaid with light blue and gray-green, surrounded by white enamel and areas filled with light blue; On the base there are traces of gilding. This type of piece was used to decorate small boxes covered with sheets of bone or ivory.
Sample Text
Lígia Rafael “Box Ornament” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;pt;Mus01;13;ar
