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Box with lid (Pixis)
(علبة ذات غطاء بيكسيس)

Title	Box with lid (Pixis)
Title Original	علبة ذات غطاء بيكسيس
Publication Date:	Approximately 800 AH / approximately 1400 AD
Publication Place	- Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Subject	Copper alloy inlaid with silver
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	القطر الأعظم : 12 سم ×11.7 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	2015.7.20
Record ID	object;EPM;my;Mus21;18;ar
Library Location	Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Date	Approximately 800 AH / approximately 1400 AD
Notes	Boxes with lids or pixies were used to hold writing utensils and other valuables. The archaeological inscriptions surrounding this yellow copper box are dedicated to an officer of the Mamluk Sultan, and although the name of the person is not mentioned, they say that his sovereignty is the teacher, the great fighter, the mujahid, the holder of a high position, the just and the defender.
Sample Text	“Box with Lid (Pixes)” in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;18;ar

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Box with lid (Pixis)

(علبة ذات غطاء بيكسيس)

Publication Date Approximately 800 AH / approximately 1400 AD

Publication Place - Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Subject Copper alloy inlaid with silver

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions القطر الأعظم : 12 سم ×11.7 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 2015.7.20

Record ID object;EPM;my;Mus21;18;ar

Library Location Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Date Approximately 800 AH / approximately 1400 AD

Notes Boxes with lids or pixies were used to hold writing utensils and other valuables. The archaeological inscriptions surrounding this yellow copper box are dedicated to an officer of the Mamluk Sultan, and although the name of the person is not mentioned, they say that his sovereignty is the teacher, the great fighter, the mujahid, the holder of a high position, the just and the defender.

Sample Text “Box with Lid (Pixes)” in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;18;ar