Description
MUDEJAR CASE. Walnut inlaid with ivory and bone. With radiating geometric decoration, the attachment of the lid made of simple metal loops is characteristic of the productions of the period, as well as the decoration, in this case attributable to Barcelona. Barcelona, 16th century. H_26 cm W_50.5 cm D_30 cm A box of the same type is preserved in the collections of the Hispanic Society of America, and reproduced in Heather Ecker, Caliphs and Kings the Art and Influence of Islamic Spain, 2004, no. 86.
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MUDEJAR CASE. Walnut inlaid with ivory and bone. With radiating geometric decoration, the attachment of the lid made of simple metal loops is characteristic of the productions of the period, as well as the decoration, in this case attributable to Barcelona. Barcelona, 16th century. H_26 cm W_50.5 cm D_30 cm A box of the same type is preserved in the collections of the Hispanic Society of America, and reproduced in Heather Ecker, Caliphs and Kings the Art and Influence of Islamic Spain, 2004, no. 86.
