Filigree Casket with Sliding Top, 17th century, Made in India, probably Goa, Silver filigree; parcel-gilt, H. 5. 1/8 in. (13 cm), Metalwork, While filigree was an established tradition in the Deccan in the middle ages, with the cultural presence of the Portuguese in the 16th century, Deccani craftsmen were exposed to a new wave of objects, which were imported from Europe
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Filigree Casket, Sliding Top, 17th century, India, Goa, Silver filigree, parcel-gilt, H, 5, 1/8, 13 cm, Metalwork, filigree, established tradition, Deccan, middle ages, cultural presence, Portuguese, 16th, Deccani craftsmen, exposed, new wave, objects, imported, Europe
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