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# Box and cover

This box and cover were made within the Mughal empire in the 18th century. Each component has been expertly fashioned from a single piece of nephrite jade, which is a hard and durable material that requires patience and skill to work.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1700–1800 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.02603-is-to-02603a-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.02603-is-to-02603a-is) · Pramāṇa
