A mid-20^th century Iraqi silver dressing table box, Omara or Basra circa 1950

Of rectangular form with a hinged lid, the top engraved with a scene of the Abu Hanifa al in Nu'man, Baghdad, with dhow sailing boat and palm trees. The sides with the lion of Babylon, Taq Kasra (Ruins of Ctesiphon), a caravan of camels, and boatman in a gufa. Engraved to the lid SHEILA.

Length – 9.9 cm / 3.9 inches

Weight – 158 grams / 5.08 ozt