Courtauld bag

The "Courtauld bag" is a medieval handbag made of brass and inlaid with gold, silver, and an unidentified black material.

Before its current identification as a woman's handbag, it was variously thought by male academics to be a man's work basket, document wallet, or saddlebag.

The court scene features a man and woman seated on a dais, probably representing a Mongol royal couple.

[1]: 85  She writes that, based on the court scene on the top, the bag likely belonged to an Ilkhanid noblewoman, since contemporary manuscript illustrations depict page boys carrying handbags next to noblewomen but never next to men.

[2] as She writes that the bag may have been commissioned as a diplomatic gift for an Ilkhanid khatun or princess by the shihna of Mosul during a visit by the royal court to the city.