Covered Box with Design of Figural, Vegetal, and Geometric Motifs

Culture: Persian
Period: Ilkhanid period, 1256–1353
Date: first half 14th century
Material: Copper alloy with silver and gold inlay
made in: Iran, Asia
Classification: Metalwork
Collection: Islamic Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 120
Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (26.7 x 27.3 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 39:1926a,b

NOTES

This twelve-sided box depicts musicians playing flutes and tambourines, revelers with beakers, and seated rulers. In areas where the silver inlay is preserved, the details of their facial features can be seen.

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