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Box and cover, China, undated, Other

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APA

Nourane Ben Azzouna, . (n.d.). Box and cover, China, undated, Other (1–), CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4022

Chicago

Nourane Ben Azzouna. n.d. “Box and cover, China, undated, Other.”, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4022

MLA

Nourane Ben Azzouna. Box and Cover, China, Undated, Other, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4022

Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder
CallFront
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID
China_NBA_29
Author
Nourane Ben Azzouna
Contributor(s)
Johanna Cozzolino
Nuria Garcia Masip
Date
Ming-early Qing Dynasty
Localization Exactitude Degree
Approximate
Place of Production
China
Website Link
https://www.bonhams.com/auction/21355/lot/401/a-rare-bronze-cushion-shaped-box-and-cover-for-the-islamic-market-mingearly-qing-dynasty-zhengde-six-character-mark-2/
Language
Arabic
Type of text
Devotional text
Type of Object
object\tool
Writing Surface
metal
Shape (Epigraphy)
circular
Size (of the object)
8.9 cm diam.
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects)
1 line
Technique
cast
Instrument
other

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Shape
circular
Internal Structure
stacked
Groups of Characters Baseline
irregular undulations
Character Spacing
irregular spaces between groups of words
Presence of Elongation
rare
Ligature
Conventional - curvilinear
Shading / Contrast
medium contrast
Ascenders
Alif Ascenders
alif - inclined to right
alif - bevelled head
alif - shaft tapers from thick to thin
Lām Ascenders
lām - inclined to right
lām - bevelled head
lām - shaft tapers from thick to thin

counters

hā' counters
final s-shape with upstroke hairline
mīm counters
circular head

vocalization and diacritics

sukūn vocalization and diacritics
circle with extended arm
shadda vocalization and diacritics
short denticles with left top flourish
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