Mughal Oval Box with Cover in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, August 2023

Title: Oval box with cover

Period: Mughal period (1526–1858)

Date: 18th–19th century

Culture: India

Medium: Jade (nephrite) with gold and semiprecious stone inlays

Dimensions: H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm); D. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)

Classification: Jade

Credit Line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902

Accession Number: 02.18.768a, b


Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/56223