Title: Pen Box
Object type: Pen box
Date: dated 1299 AH/1881–82 CE
Artist:  Fathallah Shirazi 
Artist bio: Iranian, active 1850s–80s
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. 8 11/16 in. (22 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