A BRASS QUR'AN BOX
SYRIA OR EGYPT, 19TH CENTURY
Of square form with coffered lid, the body and lid all decorated with panels of naskh and kufic inscription in and around a ground of floral arabesques, reinforcing panels along the leading edges attached through applied pins, the interior with finely carved wooden panels with geometric and floral arabesques, with mother-of-pearl inlaid rosettes and star, good overall condition
10½ x 10¾ x 7 in. (26.5 x 27 x 18 cm.)
A BRASS QUR'AN BOX
SYRIA OR EGYPT, 19TH CENTURY
Of square form with coffered lid, the body and lid all decorated with panels of naskh and kufic inscription in and around a ground of floral arabesques, reinforcing panels along the leading edges attached through applied pins, the interior with finely carved wooden panels with geometric and floral arabesques, with mother-of-pearl inlaid rosettes and star, good overall condition
10½ x 10¾ x 7 in. (26.5 x 27 x 18 cm.)
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