Box

Description

Box, rectangular, with hinged lid, inlaid with khatem kari (mosaic) work and set with silver plaques showing scene from the Achaemenid palace at Persepolis: West Asia, Iran, probably Shiraz, Pahlavi, 1940 - 1950

Museum reference

A.1979.90

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Box, Jewellery box

Production information

Iran, West Asia

Date

1940 - 1950

Style / Culture

Pahlavi period

Materials

Wood, Silver, Bone

Physical description

Box with lid and on four feet; made from wood covered on the exterior with thin layers of khatem kari (mosaic) work on all sides except the bottom; front and lid inset with silver plaques in repousse showing Ahura Mazda and scenes from the Achaemenid palace at Persepolis (king on throne with fly whisk bearer behind from Audience Hall).