[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) › Box and cover (pan dan) # Box and cover (pan dan) This brass box or ‘pandan’ was used to store the leaf pouches containing areca nut (also called betel nut), lime and aromatic spices. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1799 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2068-a-1883](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2068-a-1883) · Pramāṇa