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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
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Pen-Box with Hunters and Portraits
(Islamic World )
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.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2011 | The Art of Writing Instruments from Paris to Persia. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/6/1983 | Treatment | cleaned; examined for technical study |
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 9 x W: 1 7/16 in. (22.8 x 3.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
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.
71.570