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Lot Essay
A similar casket can be found in the Archaeological Museum in Granada (Gabriele Crespi, L'Europe Musulmane, Milan, 1982, pl.p.264). Both are of similar form with overhanging lid. The form of the decoration is also close with the techniques and materials resulting in similar stellar designs. However, in the Granada example, the design is overall whilst here it is contained within panels.
The inclusion of panels such as these into the overall framework of the decoration is echoed in a similar casket sold in these rooms (23 April 2002, lot 36). Likewise, they are apparent in a larger example in the Archaeological Museum, Madrid (Leopoldo Torres Balbas, Ars Hispaniae, Arte Almohade, Arte Nazari, Arte Mudejar, Madrid, 1949, fig.243, p.222). There, as in these two examples, the stellar designs are contained in panels within broad borders of related designs.
The inclusion of panels such as these into the overall framework of the decoration is echoed in a similar casket sold in these rooms (23 April 2002, lot 36). Likewise, they are apparent in a larger example in the Archaeological Museum, Madrid (Leopoldo Torres Balbas, Ars Hispaniae, Arte Almohade, Arte Nazari, Arte Mudejar, Madrid, 1949, fig.243, p.222). There, as in these two examples, the stellar designs are contained in panels within broad borders of related designs.