Lidded Casket
Arts of the Islamic World
MEDIUM
Copper alloy (brass), engraved, and inlaid with silver and black composites
DATES
early 14th century
DIMENSIONS
5 1/4 x 5 in. (13.3 x 12.7 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
X768
CREDIT LINE
Brooklyn Museum Collection
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Brass casket with hinged lid. The four sides are chased and engraved with musicians playing instruments seated in circular medallions set in a foliate ground. Lid is hinged and under its handle is another seated musician figure. Base of lid has a guilloche pattern all around it and its sides have a repeated decorative inscription on a scrolling ground. Background of black resinous paste laid on the field.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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