Pen Box
Object type: Pen box
Department: Islamic Art
Date: 13th century
Medium: Brass; engraved, incised, and inlaid with silver
Dimensions: Box closed: 
  H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
  W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
  D. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
  Wt, 13.3 oz. (377.1 g)
Box opened: 
  H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
  W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
  D. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Classification: Metal
Geography: Attributed to   Al-Jazira Northern Iraq or Western Iran  
Credit line: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
Accession year: 1889