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Source Description
This box once contained a pen and, in the lower compartment, a wad of wool soaked with ink. It was carried on the owner's belt and must have belonged to a statesman, since its side is inscribed with the maxim: "Your government shall rise without declining, if it has as its basis the largest number of people from every place." Hunt imagery, like the scenes on the box, was popular among the nobility as this sport required the valor and skills also needed in battle.
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Document identity
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13800
label
Pen Box with Inkwell
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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16
Source metadata
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13800
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pen Box with Inkwell
description
This box once contained a pen and, in the lower compartment, a wad of wool soaked with ink. It was carried on the owner's belt and must have belonged to a statesman, since its side is inscribed with the maxim: "Your government shall rise without declining, if it has as its basis the largest number of people from every place." Hunt imagery, like the scenes on the box, was popular among the nobility as this sport required the valor and skills also needed in battle.
provenance
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
ca. 1300 (Medieval)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Metal
cases (containers)
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16
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16
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3
height
25.4
depth
4.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/16 × W: 10 × D: 1 5/8 in. (3 × 25.4 × 4.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
inscriptions
[Translation] Your government shall rise without declining
if it has as its basis the largest number of people from every place.
med
brass inlaid with silver and gold
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6747
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