Publication Date
The second half of the ninth century AH / the second half of the fifteenth century AD
Publication Place
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Subject
Bronze, engraved and tinned
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
15.24 × 40.64 ×24.13 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
M.2002.1.603a-b
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus21;17;ar
Library Location
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date
The second half of the ninth century AH / the second half of the fifteenth century AD
Notes
This intriguing object was probably used to store food for a member of the military ruling class in late Middle Age Egypt and Syria while he travelled. The level of its owner is indicated by a leading piece or blazon repeated in medallions on the lid and body of the box. Perhaps it was a means of traveling light, and the lid was used in a secondary function as a plate when it was turned on its back under the handle and became a good-sized base for a food bowl. Just as it is today, this traveler’s bowl from the fifteenth century was also used to secure everything available at home.
Sample Text
“Lunch Box” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;17;ar
