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Source Description
This box is a "pandan," a container for "betel"- thin slices of the nut of the areca palm mixed with spices and lime paste made from ground seashells and wrapped in a leaf of the betel tree. Betel, chewed after meals to help with digestion, was very popular in the Punjab region. This box is inscribed with the name of its owner, Abu'l-Kharid Nur al-Hasan Khan.
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Document identity
localId
3248
label
Betel or Paan Box with Inscription and Floral Scrolls
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object
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2
Source metadata
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3248
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Betel or Paan Box with Inscription and Floral Scrolls
description
This box is a "pandan," a container for "betel"- thin slices of the nut of the areca palm mixed with spices and lime paste made from ground seashells and wrapped in a leaf of the betel tree. Betel, chewed after meals to help with digestion, was very popular in the Punjab region. This box is inscribed with the name of its owner, Abu'l-Kharid Nur al-Hasan Khan.
provenance
Peter Marks Works of Art, New York; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 1988, by purchase.
date
19th century (British Raj)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Metal
boxes (containers)
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.5
height
15.3
depth
17.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 3/4 × W: 6 × L: 6 7/8 in. (9.5 × 15.3 × 17.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Translation] Abu'l-Kharid Nur al-Hasan Khan
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brass
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2191
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ISL
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none
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1
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photo
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b2b5cc364c3e64b1
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no
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2
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photo
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no