Publication Date
Approximately 1049 AH / approximately 1640 AD
Publication Place
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Subject
Ivory, turquoise mother-of-pearl, wood and bone marquetry
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
22.23 ×33.02 ×22.23 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
M.2005.125
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus21;13;ar
Library Location
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date
Approximately 1049 AH / approximately 1640 AD
Notes
By the mid-10th/16th century, Ottoman woodworkers had begun to use mother-of-pearl inlay and turquoise mother-of-pearl, two very difficult materials to work with. The turquoise mother-of-pearl was generally inlaid on top of the metal plate to give it a lustrous appearance, and the mother-of-pearl was inlaid on the inside with black mastic to emphasize the shine. Both techniques were used to enhance the heavily decorated box, which like the other surviving boxes was likely used for storage. The precious manuscripts' main decoration is of the type known as cintamani, which was particularly associated with the Ottoman court art. In this beautiful design there are three circles (sometimes accompanied by a double wavy line) arranged to form an endlessly repeating pattern.
Sample Text
“Box” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;13;ar
