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| Keywords: Abu'l-Kharid Nur al-Hasan Khan - Betel or Paan Box with Inscription and Floral Scrolls - Walters 53153 - Top.jpg This box is a pandan a container for betel - thin slices of the nut of the areca palm mixed with spices and lime paste made from ground seashells and wrapped in a leaf of the betel tree Betel chewed after meals to help with digestion was very popular in the Punjab region This box is inscribed with the name of its owner Abu'l-Kharid Nur al-Hasan Khan century 19 British Raj engraved brass cm 15 3 9 5 accession number 53 153 3248 Peter Marks Works of Art New York Walters Art Museum Baltimore 1988 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ambassador and Mrs William J Sebald Fund 1988 Translation Abu'l-Kharid Nur al-Hasan Khan place of origin Punjab India Walters Art Museum license Islamic metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Betel containers Brass vessels containers Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
