Round Box
(Islamic World )
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
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1966-1967 | Art of Persia. Ithaca College Museum of Art, Ithaca. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
1/24/1972 | Treatment | cleaned |
8/27/1974 | Treatment | cleaned |
12/13/2011 | Examination | Examined for exhibition |
Geographies
Iran, Fars (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 7/16 x Diam: 3 11/16 in. (8.8 x 9.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1922
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.516