λ A MOTHER-OF-PEARL OPENWORK PLAQUE AND DEAD SEA STONE BOWL
Jerusalem and Eretz, Israel, late 19th century

Comprising an openwork mother-of-pearl plaque, scalloped and of circular, concave shape, the central roundel engraved with a five-pointed star, each point engraved with a number or a symbol, concentric bands of lush palmettes and roundels radiating to the exterior, 13.5cm diam.; and a Dead Sea Stone bowl, of shallow rounded shape, resting on a short foot, carved below the rim with a band of vegetal meanders and the inscription in both Arabic and Latin characters "Pierre de la Mer Morte", 13.5cm diam.

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