Panel from a cenotaph or symbolic coffin with marquetry decoration
Hegira 2nd century / AD second half 8th century
Abbasid
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States of America
Les mille et une nuits: esquisse de décor: les Jardins du palais. Façade d'un palais oriental
1881
National Library of France
Paris, France
Sarcophagus of the mourning women
It is thought to be the sarcophagus of the King of Sidon, Straton (374-358 BC)
Istanbul Archaeological Museums
Istanbul, Turkey
Les amis de l’art society, by the Greek cartonist Kem
1920s
Benaki Museum
Athens, Greece
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