Pen Box with Flowers, Birds, and Hazelnuts

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Description

Cover and sliding compartment with rounded ends. The top is decorated in horizontal format. The top and sides are decorated with flowers, birds, and hazel nuts outlined in gold against a tan background. The outer surfaces of the compartment are decorated with cartouches containing floral motifs and Persian poetry.

Dimensions

3.9 × 4 × 22.8 cm (1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 9 in.)

Provenance

Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.