Antique 18.c Islamic Syrian brass silver & 24k Gold Box Very Unique & One of A Kind Middle Eastern Piece Of Art Start Price USD 5,900.00 Current Price USD 5,900.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, July 23, 2008 End Time Saturday, August 02, 2008 Location Holy Land See more about 'Antique 18.c Islamic Syrian brass silver & 24k Gold Box' Description Large Antique Syrian brass, silver, copper and 24k. Gold inlaid Box.     In Excellent condition   Dated to the 18th Century   it is very beautifully decorated, and has islamic writings all over it, on its top in the middle it has a 24K Gold phrase hammered on it, "Ma Sha' Allah" meaning " God's Will"  The phrase itself Weighs between 45-55 Grams      In the Orient world, inlay is one of the most popular techniques for decorating metal objects. A sorter decorative metal (gold, silver or copper) is combined with a harder ground metal (bronze or steel) by being hammered on to a rough­ened surface or into a lower ground prepared by picking put the pattern with a burin. The earliest examples of inlaid metal objects from the Islamic world can be dated to the ninth and tenth centuries.     Measurements: 45 * 26 * 30 Cm -- 18" * 10.3" * 12" Inch   Place a Bid!