Shell case, worked into an engraved tobacco jar; A British 13-pounder shell case, worked into an engraved tobacco jar by Turkish prisoners of war in the Middle East. The man who decorated it evidently possessed considerable metalworking skills; it is elaborately engraved with Islamic decorative motifs and calligraphy. Certain portions of the design are enhanced with an inlay of copper and silver wire, which has been hammered onto small indentations punched into the brass of the shell case.
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