Ancient Islamic Persian Khurasan Silver Inlaid Bronze Caligraphy Inkwell Circa 1200 Redo like many other European painters

like many other European painters was fascinated with North Africa and painted many oriental scenes of Algiers

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The vessel having a raised unglazed foot

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Ancient Islamic Persian Khurasan Silver Inlaid Bronze Caligraphy Inkwell Circa 1200 Redo like many other European paintersAn important Islamic Khurasan bronze and silver inlaid inkwell & cover, Eastern Persia, Circa 1200. The inkwell of cylindrical form and having a shallow dome top cover with a tall knopped finial and inlaid with a twin band of scrolled silver. The base of the dome and the rim of the cover having bands on interlaced silver inlay, the inkwell having three loop handles. The body of the inkwell having two bands of silver inlaid Naskh script, between the