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This gilt-steel container for writing instruments is inlaid with gold in the form of cartouches filled with abstracted foliate scrolls and lotus flowers, all set on a similarly patterned ground, including geometric patterns. This extremely fine example of Tibetan inlaid metal work is from the Derge kingdom of eastern Tibet.
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Title: Pen Case
Date: 15th–16th century
Culture: Eastern Tibet, Derge
Medium: Iron inlaid with gold
Dimensions: H. 13 3/8 in. (33.8 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.3 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Gift of Shirley Day, in memory of Anthony Gardner, 1992
Object Number: 1992.257.1
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