Pen Box (Qalamdan) with Inscriptions
Object type: Pen box
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Hasan Ramadan Shahi
Artist role: Calligrapher
Date: early 16th century
Medium: Brass; chased, engraved, and inlaid with silver
Dimensions: Box: L. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
        H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
         D. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Spoon: L. 4 1/2in. (11.4cm)
H. 3/8 in. (1 cm)
D. 9/16 in (1.4 cm)
Wt. 0.14 oz. (4 g)
Classification: Metal
Geography: Attributed to    Iran  
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1975
Accession year: 1975