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Source Description
This pen-box is a hollowed-out walrus tusk, into which a sliding drawer has been fitted. The surface is carved with hunting horsemen and busts of three men and a woman within floral frames. The underside of the box is signed in a cartouche: "Work of Kazim al-Hasani, 1231" (AD 1815-1816). There is a chip and a repair where the side touches the cover.
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Document identity
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37665
label
Pen-Box with Hunters and Portraits
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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5
Source metadata
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37665
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Pen-Box with Hunters and Portraits
description
This pen-box is a hollowed-out walrus tusk, into which a sliding drawer has been fitted. The surface is carved with hunting horsemen and busts of three men and a woman within floral frames. The underside of the box is signed in a cartouche: "Work of Kazim al-Hasani, 1231" (AD 1815-1816). There is a chip and a repair where the side touches the cover.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1815-1816
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
boxes (containers)
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5
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5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22.8
height
3.6
dimensionsRaw
L: 9 x W: 1 7/16 in. (22.8 x 3.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
inscriptions
[Signature] work of Kazim al-Hasani
1231
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walrus ivory
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3823
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ISL
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2759
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