[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Writing box # Writing box Qalamdan or writing box of ivory. Carving is characteristic of the Mughal period, with floral medalllions, flowering stems and leaf motives. The box contains a pen tray. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1625–1651 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-11-1912](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-11-1912) · Pramāṇa