Etched Silver Middle Eastern Mosque Box
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Middle Eastern silver lidded box circular lidded box, with etched niello river and mosque decoration, tri-footed, diameter 8 cm.
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- Niello - A compound made up of lead silver copper and sulphur that is black in colour, and applied to the engraved areas of silver items, thus highlighting the engraving by making the black niello detail stand out from the silver background. It was used on edged weapons from the Renaisance onwards, and also by Russian crafstmen of the19th century.
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