Middle Eastern antique hand painted bentwood box dated1908 peacocks floral decor

Middle Eastern antique hand painted bentwood box dated 1908 w/ peacocks and floral motives - Home decor Farmhouse decor. Middle Eastern antique hand painted bentwood multi-purpose box dated 1908.

Pair of peacocks perching / sitting on a loving cup and floral motives are painted on the oval-shaped lidded box. 31cm x 17.5cm x h: 18.8cm (12.1/4" x 6.7/8" x h: 7.3/8)Solid and in very good condition for age with some wear of use, with a leak at the bottom, with swinging when seated on the ground. The SIGNIFICANCE of PEACOCK in ANCIENT CULTURE and ART :The peacock is native to India and further east, but the bird has a long history in the Middle East, perhaps originally brought by early Indian traders to ancient Babylon.

The male peacock's plumage of shimmering blues and greens fascinate even as its raucous cries seem so at variance with such beauty.