Shallow open box with three compartments, adorned with women's faces / Artist Unknown, Iran
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1957/1.99
- Title
- Shallow open box with three compartments, adorned with women's faces
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Iran
- Artist Nationality
- Iranian
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with blue and black underglaze painting
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Object Creation Place
- Middle East (general region)
- Iran (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Middle East (general region)
- Creation Place 2
- Iran (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Qajar
- Dimensions
- 7.7 cm x 20.1 cm x 24.6 cm (3 1/16 in. x 7 15/16 in. x 9 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- box
- Physical Description
- An open box with three components. It is made of earthenware and has blue and black decorations depicting female faces.
- Subject Matter
- The decorations on this box are done in the Qajar Style of painting. The female faces and the hair and eyebrow features are typical of Qajar women.
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- biological components
- borders (ornament areas)
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- containers
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- heads
- middle east (general region)
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- ornament areas
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- the human body
- upper body
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 872 x 528
- File Size
- 44 KB
- Record
- 1957/1.99
- Link to this Item
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"Shallow open box with three compartments, adorned with women's faces; Artist Unknown, Iran." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1957-sl-1.99/1957_1.99.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 04, 2024.
