A FINE BRONZE INKWELL WITH A DOMED LID, KHORASAN, PERSIA, EARLY 13TH CENTURY A FINE BRONZE INKWELL WITH A DOMED LID, KHORASAN, PERSIA, EARLY 13TH CENTURY A FINE BRONZE INKWELL WITH A DOMED LID, KHORASAN, PERSIA, EARLY 13TH CENTURY A FINE BRONZE INKWELL WITH A DOMED LID, KHORASAN, PERSIA, EARLY 13TH CENTURY

A FINE BRONZE INKWELL WITH A DOMED LID, KHORASAN, PERSIA, EARLY 13TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3003168

A fine bronze inkwell with a domed lid, round body and lotus-bud shaped ribs each engraved with interlaced geometric pattern. The rim of the lid with three separate bands engraved in thuluth calligraphy. The body inlaid in silver forming a star shaped pattern. Each star depicting various signs of the zodiac set within an upper and lower band of floral motifs. The base, also inlaid in silver, is engraved with an interlaced roundel of arabesques set within three separate bands of thuluth calligraphy and sitting on three oval shaped feet.
Height: 12 cm.
Diameter: 10 cm.