<em>Amulet Box</em>, 19th century. Gold, polychrome enamel, and repoussé decoration, 7/8 x 1 7/8 in., 0.1 lb. (2.3 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Mrs. Carl L. Selden and an anonymous donor in memory of Charles K. Wilkinson and Special Middle Eastern Art Fund, 86.193. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.193_front_PS11.jpg)

Amulet Box, 19th century. Gold, polychrome enamel, and repoussé decoration, 7/8 x 1 7/8 in., 0.1 lb. (2.3 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Mrs. Carl L. Selden and an anonymous donor in memory of Charles K. Wilkinson and Special Middle Eastern Art Fund, 86.193. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.193_front_PS11.jpg)

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Amulet Box

Arts of the Islamic World

On View: Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor

MEDIUM Gold, polychrome enamel, and repoussé decoration

Place Made: Iran

DATES 19th century

DYNASTY Qajar

PERIOD Qajar Period

DIMENSIONS 7/8 x 1 7/8 in., 0.1 lb. (2.3 x 4.8 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Arts of the Islamic World

ACCESSION NUMBER 86.193

CREDIT LINE Purchased with funds given by Mrs. Carl L. Selden and an anonymous donor in memory of Charles K. Wilkinson and Special Middle Eastern Art Fund

PROVENANCE Prior to 1986, provenance not yet documented; by 1986, acquired by Spink and Son, Ltd., London, United Kingdom; December 18, 1986, purchased from Spink and Son, Ltd. by the Brooklyn Museum.

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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Small oval-shaped amuletic case, with a hinged, slightly-domed lid, in gold with repoussé and engraving and polychrome enamel decoration. Decoration depicts flowers - including a central rose, poppies, and other species - on top of lid, and birds and flowers on side of the body. The decoration loosely falls into the gol o bolbol, or bird-and-flower, motif that found great popularity in Iran during the Safavid period and which culminated in the decoration of lacquer objects under the Zand and Qajar dynasties. The base decorated with blue enamel and gold flowers, and the inside of the lid with green enamel. The two small suspension loops indicate the amuletic function.

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Arts of the Islamic World

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor

CAPTION Amulet Box, 19th century. Gold, polychrome enamel, and repoussé decoration, 7/8 x 1 7/8 in., 0.1 lb. (2.3 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Mrs. Carl L. Selden and an anonymous donor in memory of Charles K. Wilkinson and Special Middle Eastern Art Fund, 86.193. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.193_front_PS11.jpg)

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