Inlaid box, 1640. Ottoman, Turkey.This spectacular inlaid wood box exemplifies the preeminence of Ot
Inlaid box, 1640. Ottoman, Turkey.This spectacular inlaid wood box exemplifies the preeminence of Ottoman high court art. Indeed, its bold decoration - a repeat design of three circles, and rich technique - including mother-of-pearl plaques and thin sections of tortoiseshell laid over gold foil that give it a bright, lustrous quality, suggest that the box may once have served as a furnishing for the famed Topkapi Palace. More: LACMA -- source link
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