Title: Writing box with Camões inscription
Object type: Writing box
Date: late 16th century
Culture: Lower Burma, Kingdom of Pegu
Medium: Wood, lacquer, gold and iron
Dimensions: H. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm); W. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); L. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions Fund for Asian Art and James and Dhira Mahoney Charitable Foundation Gift, 2024
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY