Unknown Artist
17th century
Material: agate; Material: sardonyx; Material: quartz (smoky quartz); Material: gemstone = gemstones (rubies, garnets, emeralds); Material: opal; Material: turquoise (or turquoise-like glass); Material: oak (base frame); Material: ebony (base ebony veneer); Technique: Boulle marquetry (bamboo/wood/horn/ivory/tortoiseshell techniques->marquetry = marquetry->copper and tin tortoiseshell marquetry) (base in brass, tin and tortoiseshell marquetry)
23.5 x 23.5 cm
MR 248
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