Carved box-cover

Middle Eastern Collection

Accession Nr.: 51.115.1
Type: books and manuscripts
Date of production:
18th century
Place of production:
Materials/Techniques: wood
Dimensions: length:23 cm
widthe:14.3 cm
A rectangular wooden panel with engraved decoration: flowers and bending leaves on the edges, in the center two birds in a diawallon, surrounded by flowers and leaves. The back cover has an indented, torn manuscript page with Arabic letters glued on.