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A gold and silver decorated Indo-Persian steel pen case (Qalamdan), 19th century

This steel pen box has a rectangular case with a coffered lid.
The interior of the box is divided into three compartments to hold reed pens, the inkwell, and a sand pot.
A lock with key on the front.
Extraordinary detailed and dense silver decoration and fine gold painting for some motifs and for the Persian Nastaliq inscription contained in a cartouche on the lid.

weight: 946 g
dimensions: 255 x 83 x 57 mm

reference: Indian National Museum, New Delhi (https://www.artbuzz.in/blogs/art-blog/review-art-of-calligraphy-and-beyond-the-aesthetics-of-everyday-objects)

Galerie Michael Herrfurth
Asian Art.
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