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Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
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Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century

PRICE: €4.900

SKU: 078-0841

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Exceptional Indo-Persian iron casket intricately decorated using the Koftgari technique—fine gold wires hammered into the iron surface. Adorned with delicate Arabic calligraphy, the box was originally intended for storing a Qur’an. Originating from the Punjab region, likely Sialkot or Gujrat (in present-day Pakistan), dating to the second half of the 19th century. Reference: See: S. Markel, In Pursuit of the Intangible: Recent Exceptional Acquisitions of Southern Asian and Himalaya Art, in: Arts of Asia, 32:4, 2002, pp. 32–33.
Dimensions:
Height: 15.0 cm | 5.91 in.
Width: 30.0 cm | 11.81 in.
Depth: 20.0 cm | 7.87 in.

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Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century
Indo-Persian Iron Casket in Koftgari Technique, 2nd Half 19th Century