BOX
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The round box is composed of thin slabs of malachite which are pierced to form a mosaic. This is mounted onto the box on a background of brass. The lid is separate from the box and a thin edge of the brass is seen around the join of lid and box. The slabs on the bottom of the box are vertical rectangles in shape.
- Object name:
- BOX
- Made from:
- Malachite -- brass
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- Late 19th c.
- Size:
- 4.1 x 8.6 cm (1 5/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 21.230.1-2
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Gift of Madame Augusto Rosso, 1970