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Inkwell (dawāt) with eight-petalled rosettes

Made By Western Iran or northern Mesopotamia; possibly Anatolia
Dateca. 1200-1225
Dimensionsheight: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
diameter: 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm)
Classification(s)
  • EASTERN
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Karl E. Weston Memorial Fund
Terms
  • writing t&e
  • design
Object numberM.2024.19
InscribedInscription on the lid: العز واالقبال والد / ولة والدواما وا / لكرامة والسعادة وا (translated: "Glory and prosperity and / wealth and perseverance / and generosity and happiness and...")
On View
Not on view
Provenance(Parwan Trading Co, Dubai, United Arab Emirates), exported to U.K. in 2003; (Sam Fogg Ltd, London); sold to present collection, 2024
Varsha
Ranjani Shettar
2012
Headboard
Chinese
no date
Coverlet
Possibly Persian
c. 17th-19th century