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Inlaid Box for the Portuguese Market
ca.1600
- Date
- ca.1600
- Culture or place
- India
- Medium
- Wood (teak); veneered with ebony, inlaid ivory, and lac
- Size
- H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm) W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm) D. 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm) Wt. 40.2 oz. (1139.8 g)
- Type
- Wood
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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