Pen Box Depicting Shah Isma'il
قلمدان بمعركة الشاه إسماعيل
Pen Box (Qalamdan) Depicting Shah Isma'il in a Battle against the Uzbeks; Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 2006.523a, b.
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A lacquered Iranian pen box showing the battle of Shah Isma'il; early nineteenth century, Qajar. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 1
People and things also explored
Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal
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