λ A CARVED AND PIERCED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHELL PLAQUE WITH THE DOME OF THE ROCK SHRINE
Jerusalem, Holy Land, late 19th century

Of typical rounded shape, with a convex centre and sloping sides, the front carved at the top with vegetal festoons in relief, incised in the centre showing a frontal view of the Dome of the Rock shrine in the Haram al-Sharif (also known as al-Aqsa Compound) in the Old City of Jerusalem, and pierced at the bottom with rosette and vegetal sprays in a crescent-shaped cartouche, the reverse plain, 15cm diam. at the widest points.

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