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Inkwell

1513 (made)

Inkwell, brass, engraved and inlaid with silver and gold wire, Khorasan (eastern Iran and western Afghanistan), dated Rabi' al-Awwal 919 in the Hijri calendar, equivalent to 7 May to 5 June 1513

Object details

Object type
Inkwell
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Lids
  • Inkwells
Brief description
Inkwell, brass, engraved and inlaid with silver and gold wire, Khorasan (eastern Iran and western Afghanistan), dated Rabi' al-Awwal 919 in the Hijri calendar, equivalent to 7 May to 5 June 1513
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.8cm (including lid)
  • Diameter: 4.5cm
Gallery label
(Used until 10/2002)
INK-POT.
Brass with silver inlay.
PERSIAN, dated A.H. 919 (A.D. 1513).
Bibliographic references
  • A.U. Pope, ed., A Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present, Oxford, 1938-9, pl.1388C.
  • A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World 8th-18th Centuries, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1982, no.118.
  • Linda Komaroff, The Golden Disk of Heaven: Metalwork of Timurid Iran Costa Mesa, California, and New York, 1992, p.134, fig.51, and pp.255-6, appendix II, no.4.
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
1365&A-1904

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Record createdJuly 29, 2005
Record URL
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