A detailed Egyptian hand crafted wood trinket box with resin and mother of pearl inlay to form beautifully intricate stars and stripes design. The hinged box is lined in red felt and measures 5" long, 3 1/2" wide and 2" tall with an interior measurement of 1" x 2 12" x 4". The condition is excellent, with no hint of use.
Mother of Pearl, also known as Nacre, is a material secreted by the epithelial cells of the mantle tissue in oysters and other mollusks. The material is continuously deposited onto the inner surface of the shell, the iridescent nacreous layer, which helps defend the mollusk's soft tissues against parasites and debris by entombing them in successive layers of nacre, forming either a blister pearl (attached to interior of shell) or free pearl.
