Box with Lid

probably 18th–19th century

Not on view

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Title: Box with Lid
Date: probably 18th–19th century
Geography: Attributed t
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: L. 4 3/4 in.
W. 3 in.
H. 1 5/8 in.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.1483
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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