Title: Pen Box Depicting Shaykh San'an and the Christian Maiden
Object type: Pen box
Date: 1860s
Artist: attributed to Muhammad Isma'il Isfahani 
Artist bio: Iranian, 1814–1892
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Papier-maché; painted, gilded, and varnished
Dimensions: H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm.)
W. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm.)
L. 9 1/16 in. (23 cm.)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Purchase, 2017 and 2018 NoRuz at The Met Benefits, 2023
Geography: Made in    Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY