Lacquered Pen Box  (Qalamdan)
Object type: Pen box
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Manohar
Artist bio: active ca. 1582–1624
Artist role: Maker
Date: late 17th–early 18th century
Medium: Papier-maché; painted, gilded, and lacquered
Dimensions: H. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
L. 9 1/8 in. (23.3 cm)
D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Geography: Possibly made in     Deccan or Northern India 
Credit line: Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2002
Accession year: 2002
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