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| Keywords: Iranian - Pen and Ink Box - Walters 54509 - Right.jpg This box once contained a pen and in the lower compartment a wad of wool soaked with ink It was carried on the owner's belt and must have belonged to a statesman since its side is inscribed with the maxim Your government shall rise without declining if it has as its basis the largest number of people from every place Hunt imagery like the scenes on the box was popular among the nobility as this sport required the valor and skills also needed in battle ca 1300 Medieval cast brass silver and gold inlay cm 25 1 3 1 accession number 54 509 13800 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Translation Your government shall rise without declining if it has as its basis the largest number of people from every place The Arts of Islam Hayward Gallery London 1976 Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces in Miniature The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 place of origin Tabriz Iran Walters Art Museum license Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Iran Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Art of Tabriz Islamic pen boxes | ||||
