Filigree Casket with Sliding Top, 17th century, Made in India, probably Goa, Silver filigree; parcel-gilt, H. 5. 1/8 in. (13 cm

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Filigree Casket with Sliding Top, 17th century, Made in India, probably Goa, Silver filigree; parcel-gilt, H. 5. 1/8 in. (13 cm), Metalwork, While filigree was an established tradition in the Deccan in the middle ages, with the cultural presence of the Portuguese in the 16th century, Deccani craftsmen were exposed to a new wave of objects, which were imported from Europe

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