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Penboxmid 19th century

Not on view
Lacquered pen box with painted figural scenes: two figures, one playing a stringed instrument, face each other across a low table, flanked by landscape and ornamental panels

Unknown, Penbox, mid 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Penbox
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
mid 19th century
Medium
Papier mache, lacquered
Dimensions
8 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. (22.23 x 3.81 x 4.13 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.657
Classification
Lacquer
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic