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Collections

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
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