Pen Case (Qalamdan) with Portraits

Pen Case (Qalamdan) with Portraits

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Pen Case (Qalamdan) with Portraits
CulturePersian
Titles
  • Pen Case (Qalamdan) with Portraits
Date18th century
MediumWatercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
Dimensions9 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (24.1 × 4.1 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Cathy and Vahid Kooros
Object number2012.585
Non exposé

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Art of the Islamic Worlds
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