Artist:

Attributed to Muhammad Ali  Search this

Medium:

Wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, brass, malachite, and covered with black lacquer

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 24 x 4 x 4 cm (9 7/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in)

Type:

Container

Origin:

Iran

Date:

18th century

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

From Concept to Context: Approaches to Asian and Islamic Calligraphy (July 28, 1986 to February 6, 1987)

Topic:

inlay (process)  Search this

lacquer  Search this

writing  Search this

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Jane S. and Roderick M. Engert

Accession Number:

F1986.9a-b

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34df49375-076d-49f2-b476-f9d53428d477

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1986.9a-b