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Ref: 6139
A small Ottoman dowry chest with traditional decorative metalwork, and in original blue-green paint. This would have been a trousseau for keepsakes and the rather anthropomorphic metal strapping was protective magic.
Anatolia c.1880
H: 48cm (18.9in)
W: 81cm (31.9in)
D: 46.5cm (18.3in)
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