Inkwell with ""Kufic"" and ""Naskhi"" Inscriptions

ca. 1200 (Medieval)

8.6 cm 10.3 cm

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This inkwell is inscribed with invocations petitioning God's graces for the owner. One reads: "With joy, divine grace, fortune, spiritual integrity, piety." The sentiment of the inscribed prayers is appropriate for this ceremonial inkwell, which was likely used for writing off...

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19874
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[Hamadan Treasure]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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4
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संस्कृति
Islamic
विधा
Metal inkwells

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