The oval-shaped container consists of two boxes set into each other. A probable third box as well as the lid is missing. This magnificent engraved piece of late Mamluk metalwork is decorated with four round medallions showing the scriptural heraldic symbol of the Mamluk Sultans and four oval medallions filled with pseudo-Kufi inscriptions and complex knots against an arabesque background. The inscription in the round medallions of each box repeats in naskhi the invocation ‘izz li-maulana as-sultan – “Glory to our master, the sultan”. The inlay and the engravings are finely executed and proof of the masterful workmanship of the artisan.
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