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Title
Boxes (containers)
Subject
Furnishings
Description
Small oval box with flat hinged lid, with applied silver knobs, escutcheon and hinges
Source
Private collection, Europe
Relation
Whole
Identifier
euro02.03
FDASL Item Type Metadata
Period
Last quarter 18th century
Place of Creation
Sri Lanka
Measurements (H: W: L:)
22.9 cm. 16.2 x 6.4 cm. (9 x 6 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Materials
Tortoise shell and silver
Techniques
Carved and joined
Features
Silver escutcheon and fittings
Collection
Dublin Core XML
Citation
"Boxes (containers)," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #11008, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/11008 (accessed March 29, 2024).