| Accession Nr.: | 3914 |
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| Type: | metalwork |
| Date of production: |
19th century
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| Place of production: | |
| Acquisition: | collection of Ferenc Hopp |
A rectangular box covered with floral design, decorated with the niello technique, which was very popular in Siam at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The niello is a rather elaborate craft technique that was introduced to Thailand by the Portuguese or the Persians. It was mainly the aristocrats of the time who commissioned craftsmen to make niello objects.