Carved Wooden Box
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This elaborately carved box is the only example of its kind to be inscribed and dated. The charming hunting vignettes and animal combat scenes suggest that it was intended for a prince or a nobleman. Carved of pearwood, it was likely made in Abadeh, known for centuries as a center for the production of finely carved wooden boxes and implements such as spoons. The date places it before the sack of Isfahan in 1722 which suggests that Abadeh was a center for wood carving much earlier than previously believed.
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