Mirror Case with Portrait of the Eunuch Manuchihr Khan Mu`tamid al-Dawla
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The Egyptians worked with gold and semiprecious stones from earliest times. They mined both types of material in the desert east of the Nile and in present-day Sudan, called “Nubia” in ancient times after the ancient Egyptian word for gold (nub). Clearly, objects made from these high-value materials were available only to the highest ranks of society.
Caption
Attributed to Muhammad Isma`il Isfahani active 1847–1871. Mirror Case with Portrait of the Eunuch Manuchihr Khan Mu`tamid al-Dawla, ca. 1847. Ink, opaque watercolor, metallic pigment, and gold on papier mâché under lacquered varnish, 9 x 5 1/2 in. (22.9 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson, 71.49.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 71.49.2_SL1.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Mirror Case with Portrait of the Eunuch Manuchihr Khan Mu`tamid al-Dawla
Date
ca. 1847
Dynasty
Qajar
Period
Qajar Period
Geography
Place made: Isfahan, Iran
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, metallic pigment, and gold on papier mâché under lacquered varnish
Classification
Dimensions
9 x 5 1/2 in. (22.9 x 14 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson
Accession Number
71.49.2
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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