SRI LANKA, 17TH CENTURY

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A FINE SINHALESE IVORY DOUBLE-PIPE CASE
SRI LANKA, 17TH CENTURY
The hinged end surmounted by a lion, the hasp and hinge in engraved brass, the body with applied pierced carved panels of foliage and on the reverse putti amongst foliage all over gilt foil or mica and a wood carcase
21 in (53 cm.) long

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For a similar case see Amin Jaffir, Luxury goods from India, V & A publications 2002, p.51
Jaffir attributes these cases to an Indian origin made under Dutch patronage. Apart from one in the Victoria and Albert Museum two further examples are in the De Moriaan Museum, Gouda, Holland