£300 - £500
A RARE 19TH CENTURY HEAVY ISLAMIC OMANI SILVER HIRZ/KORAN BOX (PROBABLY FROM NIZWA, OMAN)
Heavy Gauge, Amulet form, decorated with applied gold plaques with chased and engraved geometrical design, side Opens to reveal a large folded paper/papers, most certainly protective Koran verses.
(length 42cm x w 12.5cm x d 1.5cm, 357g)
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