A GOLD-DAMASCENED STEEL CASKET
A GOLD-DAMASCENED STEEL CASKET

PROBABLY SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY

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A GOLD-DAMASCENED STEEL CASKET
PROBABLY SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form with domed lid carved with a decorative tughra, the decoration with medallions on dense scrollworks, and inscriptions to the mounts reading nasr min Allah wa fath qarib, the handles with three medallions
9 1/8 x 3½ x 4 3/8in. (23 x 9 x 11cm.)

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