A CAST BRONZE PEN CASE, PERSIA, FIRST HALF 13TH CENTURY A CAST BRONZE PEN CASE, PERSIA, FIRST HALF 13TH CENTURY A CAST BRONZE PEN CASE, PERSIA, FIRST HALF 13TH CENTURY A CAST BRONZE PEN CASE, PERSIA, FIRST HALF 13TH CENTURY A CAST BRONZE PEN CASE, PERSIA, FIRST HALF 13TH CENTURY

A CAST BRONZE PEN CASE, PERSIA, FIRST HALF 13TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3004510

A bronze engraved pen case, of rectangular form with rounded ends, the cover with two strap work hinges behind and a similar clasp on the front. The base with three engraved roundels containing birds, the lid with Kufic inscription bands, two griffins, a complex interlaced geometric roundel at each end, the interior of the base engraved with "work of Abu Bakr", reddish patination. Inscription to interior lid: Might and auspicious fate, good fortune, bliss and spiritual integrity.
Height 4 cm. Width 6.4 cm.
Length 27 cm.