About the Artwork
Jewel Box inscribed "Amir Bukhara"
1909
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Uzbek
Islamic
White gold, copper, gold, niello, enamel, rubies, diamonds, lead crystal, and velvet textile
Overall: 9 × 16 × 11 3/8 inches (22.9 × 40.6 × 28.9 cm) Overall (storage box): 10 3/8 × 17 3/4 × 13 inches (26.4 × 45.1 × 33 cm)
Metalwork
Islamic Art
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester F. Ruwe
F74.21
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Markings
Inscribed: [Amir Bukhara 1327 (1909 AD)]
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Lester F. Ruwe
1974-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Islamic, Uzbek, Jewel Box inscribed "Amir Bukhara", 1909, white gold, copper, gold, niello, enamel, rubies, diamonds, lead crystal, and velvet textile. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester F. Ruwe, F74.21.
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