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Source Description
This round box has a dome-shaped cover attached with chains on two sides, fastening in the front. Around the body is a broad band containing a thuluth inscription of blessings for the sultan. Persian verses decorate the cover along with arabesque patterns.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
15318
label
Round Box
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
15318
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Round Box
description
This round box has a dome-shaped cover attached with chains on two sides, fastening in the front. Around the body is a broad band containing a thuluth inscription of blessings for the sultan. Persian verses decorate the cover along with arabesque patterns.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
14th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
boxes (containers)
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.8
height
9.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 7/16 x Diam: 3 11/16 in. (8.8 x 9.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
brass, silver, gold
creator_ids
3496
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
709
2289
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
f8ca18356aaa1509
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
d661c13263adedc4
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
3
type
photo
mediaId
c41dca5d1778c1ae
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no