Name of Object:

Chest

Name in original language:

Soundouk

Location:

Algiers, Algeria

Holding Institution:

Musée Public National des Antiquités

 About National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art, Algiers

Date of Object:

19th century

Inventory Number:

II.B.65

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Applied paste; chiselled hinges

Dimensions:

59 cm x 0.89 x 0.49 cm

Provenance:

Algiers

Description:

Bridal chest painted with gold paste on a coloured background, and a chiselled copper hinge.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

Marçai, G, L'Exposition d'Art Musulman d'Alger, April 1905

Citation of this web page:

Houria Cherid "Chest " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;dz;2;en

Prepared by: Houria Cherid
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: DZ 008