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Inkwell (dawāt) with eight-petalled rosettes
Made By
Western Iran or northern Mesopotamia; possibly Anatolia
Dateca. 1200-1225
Dimensions4 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (11.4 × 8.9 × 9.5 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 viewProvenance(Parwan Trading Co, Dubai, United Arab Emirates), exported to U.K. in 2003; (Sam Fogg Ltd, London); sold to present collection, 2024
Exhibitions
Akan Cultural Group
18th - 19th centuries