Islamic and probably from Syria, charcoal brazier, decorated in incised, etched and pierced fashion; consists of several parts: the sphere, surmounted by a knob, a short "stem"with small sphere, and all resting on a large round base. The upper half of the sphere is joined to the lower half with a hinge. The top half of the sphere is decorated with eight niches filled with arabesques, above a border of cartouches filled with Islamic script. The bottom half of the sphere is with a large ...click for details
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