Box with Lid
Object type: Inkwell with cover
Department: Islamic Art
Date: 12th century
Medium: Bronze, cast; engraved and inlaid with silver and copper
Dimensions: 48.108.a (inkwell) :
                                H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
                                W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
                                D. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
                                Wt. 15.5 oz. (439.5 g)
48.108.b (cover) :
                                H. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
                                W. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
                                Wt. 5.1 oz. (144.6 g)

  H. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
  Dia. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
  Wt. 5.1 oz. (144.6 g)
  D. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
  Wt. 15.5 oz. (439.5 g)

Classification: Metal
Geography: Made in    Eastern Iran or Afghanistan  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1948
Accession year: 1948