Tuareg Circular Lidded Leather Box with Incised Design

Navy and violet shimmer over a box topped with a little tooled block.

This circular lidded leather box with an incised design is Tuareg, from West or North Africa, and is contemporary. It is leather & wood. Round lidded boxes are generally used to keep small valuables such as jewelry, amulets or personal goods safe and protected from dust. Dark round lidded box with a blue-purple sheen, edged by a small tooled border. A raised rectangular plate on top is stamped with a diamond and bands of fine pattern. The rim is notched at two points. It is 2.25 inches high and 4.25 in diameter.

Moody, iridescent and fond of fine patterns.