Antique 16th Century Islamic Safavid Al Jazari Combination Locking Brass Casket. Circa 1550 Decorative Arts mid: 18" diameter

mid: 18" diameter

this very attractive painting is ready to hang on your wall

64" tall X 16" wide X 16" deep

signed & dated lower left "F

Antique 16th Century Islamic Safavid Al Jazari Combination Locking Brass Casket. Circa 1550 Decorative Arts mid: 18" diameterA highly important engraved Islamic combination locking brass casket, based on a design by the 12th Century Arab inventor & artist Ismail Al Jazari. Circa 1550. The casket from the mid 16th century (or possibly earlier) Safavid period & having a hinged lid with riveted strapwork. There are four dials on the top of the lid and they are repeated on each of the four sides, each dial having circular engraved bands with Arabic letters, the casket is