First Release of a Pen-Box From the Iranian Era in Matrouh Archaeological Museum (an Archaeological Cultural Study)

The research tackles the pictorial landscapes and the various decorative elements that are important in identifying the manifestations of Islamic civilization in Iran. Because it reflects many aspects of life; It gives a glimpse of the social life that prevailed in that era, in addition to the style of clothing in that period, through a pencil case drawn by the Iranian artist to express that life. The use of lacquered cardboard was common in two centuries (12-13 AH) (18-19 AD) It was widely used in manufacturing ink cartridges and pencil cases; the spread of these products was due to their cheap price and ease of use, its suitability with the economics of the Iranian market. Therefore, it was used in manufacturing pencil cases instead of metal.
Iran has witnessed a remarkable progress in lacquer making art, Iran has reached a high degree of maturity and artistic creativity that no one else has reached. This creativity is only a result of the patronage of the sultans, shahs, and princes of Iran, art and artists throughout the ages, whether by encouraging them or lavish them with huge amounts of money and supplying them with all the raw materials needed and what is necessary for their artwork, and artists competed in producing unique and intense pieces of art Excitement and mastery out of their keenness to satisfy the kings of that era, and this was evident from the drawings and decorative pictorial scenes that are the subject of the study.