Portuguese Handmade Red Jasper Stone & Pewter Box cedar-lined with dyed red and green

with dyed red and green grass used for the snake-like decoration

It's especially nice on the table as a serving bowl

this and the color lead me to believe the bear is carved from Walrus tusk

5” diameter

Maine has a lovely variegated copper sheen

Portuguese Handmade Red Jasper Stone & Pewter Box cedar-lined with dyed red and greenHandmade in Portugal, this is a lovely, nicely weighty box for jewelry or small treasures. The stone on the top of the box appears to be Red Jasper, and I believe the box is pewter. It features pretty incised detailing around the perimeter of the top, as well as two solid decorative lines along its front. The lid is attached with hinges and opens with ease. Beautiful on a vanity or dresser, in a powder room, as part of a grouping of interesting boxes,