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Box (Pyx)
This ivory box is decorated with roundels and drinking figures and bears an inscription in "naskhi."
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Baer Collection, Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Germanisches Museum; J. G. Pollack Collection, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henri Daguerre, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/12/2018 | Examination | Examined |
| 6/12/2018 | Examination | The painting on the box is worn but not altered. Copper alloy straps and lock on the box are missing but outlines remain in copper corrosion staining. The lid does not fit properly and does not have corresponding indications of past hardware. The lid appears to be a pastiche. |
Geographies
Italy, Sicily (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H with knob: 5 1/2 x Diam: 5 1/8 in. (14 x 13.05 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.311