Box Lid with Kufic Inscription
BoxesPersian11th-13th century

Box Lid with Kufic Inscription

11th-13th century

Classification
Boxes
Medium
Metal
Culture
Persian
Period
Seljuk-Atabeg period
Century
11th-13th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

8 x 10.75 cm (3 1/8 x 4 1/4 in.)

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