A small grooved ark Renaissance juniper (or cedar) grooved decoration with groovings filled with black mass (gall nut) ‘Fantastic animals set against a backdrop of plant life’, punched tops of the boards, iron mounts Portuguese - Azores 16th C. (2nd half) one top board replaced, missing pidgeonhole, later hinges, small restoration, minor faults and defects Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 30 x 77,5 x 28 cm Notes: this type of ark was studied in FERRÃO, Bernardo - "Mobiliário Português - dos primórdios ao maneirismo - volume quarto - Anexos", Lello & Irmãos - Editores, Porto, 1990, pp. 7 a 35, rproducing several copies.