Flower-Style Box with Drawers, 17th century, Attributed to India, Wood (poplar); overlaid with ebony inlaid with wood and incised, stained ivory, H. 11 in., Wood, Rows of graceful flowering plants are frequently used as a design element in Mughal art. Here, they appear alongside coiled cloud bands and flying birds. The iron handles on either side of the box are a later addition that indicate that the box was used as a traveling chest
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Flower-Style Box, Drawers, 17th century, Attributed, India, Wood, poplar, overlaid, ebony inlaid, wood, incised, stained ivory, H, 11, Rows, graceful flowering plants, frequently, design element, Mughal art, alongside coiled, cloud, bands, flying birds, iron handles, side, box, later addition, indicate, traveling chest
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