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# Box

A tortoise-shell circular box with silver fittings. The decorative elaboration of the vegetal motifs on the raised silver fittings partially reflects European prototypes, although the extravagence of detail suggests indigenous craftsmanship., probably Kandyian.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1750–1800 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-108-1991](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-108-1991) · Pramāṇa
