Box with Lid (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
The four compartments inside this leaf-shaped box were likely used to store several related substance. These might have been a range of cosmetics or perhaps spiced for making pan, a digestive and mild stimulant prepared from betel leaf, areca nut, lime paste, and other aromatics. Gold-wire and gemstone inlays—in highly abstracted floral motifs on the lid—decorate its exterior.
Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Gift of Paul Mellon
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