Luxury Inlaid Container, c. 1250-1350. Silver and gold inlay transforms this brass box into a luxury container. Courtiers, birds, and fretwork form the decoration while inscriptions extend good wishes. On the body it reads: "Brilliance, and nobility, and patience, and modesty, and glory, and long life, and piety, and ;

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Size: 4000px × 3372px
Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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