SHEPHERD’S BOX. ANTLER OR HORN. SPAIN, 1822.

Pastoral box. Carved antler. Spain, 1822. Rectangular box made of carved antler that has a date (1822) engraved on the lid and front, a legend (Soi de Manuel Zulueta year 1822) and an engraved decoration based on geometric, vegetal, figurative and heraldic elements. The base of the piece features a banded frame that highlights a composition of birds and animals accompanied by simple stems and flowers. The cover has interlaced bands with circles of different sizes and, in the center, a heraldic shield crowned and flanked by two flags, and quartered with castles with three towers and crowned rampant lions; Under this central element, the mentioned date is found again. Note that it differs from the shield of Castile (the one used by the kings of Castile since 1230) in the position occupied by the different elements in the barracks.

· Size: 8x5x2 cms