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Pen box
(علبة أقلام)

Title	Pen box
Title Original	علبة أقلام
Publication Date:	Approximately 1200 AH / approximately 1800 AD
Publication Place	- Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Subject	Cast and engraved silver
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	26.6سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	2003.6.2
Record ID	object;EPM;my;Mus21;46;ar
Library Location	Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Date	Approximately 1200 AH / approximately 1800 AD
Notes	Pen boxes with separate compartments for storing pens and other accessories were used throughout the Islamic world. They were designed in many shapes, most of which were rectangular in shape with either square or circular ends. A different type is the East Iranian wedge-shaped one, made of two parts and with an internally contained case that can be completely removed. These pen boxes were probably placed on the belt, a custom that continued until the Ottoman era.
Sample Text	"Pencil Box" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;46;ar

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Pen box

(علبة أقلام)

Publication Date Approximately 1200 AH / approximately 1800 AD

Publication Place - Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Subject Cast and engraved silver

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 26.6سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 2003.6.2

Record ID object;EPM;my;Mus21;46;ar

Library Location Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Date Approximately 1200 AH / approximately 1800 AD

Notes Pen boxes with separate compartments for storing pens and other accessories were used throughout the Islamic world. They were designed in many shapes, most of which were rectangular in shape with either square or circular ends. A different type is the East Iranian wedge-shaped one, made of two parts and with an internally contained case that can be completely removed. These pen boxes were probably placed on the belt, a custom that continued until the Ottoman era.

Sample Text "Pencil Box" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;46;ar