Artist Islamic, Uzbek
Title
  • Jewel Box inscribed "Amir Bukhara"
Date 1909
Medium white gold, copper, gold, niello, enamel, rubies, diamonds, lead crystal, and velvet textile
Dimensions 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)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester F. Ruwe
Accession Number F74.21
Department Islamic Art
On View Islamic N120, Level 1 (see map)
Inscriptions Inscribed: [Amir Bukhara 1327 (1909 AD)]
Mr. and Mrs. Lester F. Ruwe;
1974-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)