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Maryam leather jewellery box

Maryam leather jewellery box

Simple plant motifs surround stylised figures of deer on this Maryam leather jewellery box. Its design is visibly influenced by the Hispano-Moresque style common in late Mudéjar decoration. The box was created using the traditional Cordobán or cordwain leatherwork technique.

Leather, Jewellery box, Córdoba, Spain


Type

Jewellery box

Daniel López-Obrero Carmona

This type of leatherwork originates in 8th century Cordoba

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