File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mxd 0056.1.jpg

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Inkwell  wikidata:Q107663776 reasonator:Q107663776
Title
Inkwell
label QS:Len,"Inkwell"
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Object type carving Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: This exquisite inkwell is an exceptional specimen of hardstone carving in medieval Islam. Contemporary accounts of minerals and semi-precious stones all refer to agate, which had been prized for [...] The faces of the inkwell bear the basmalah and a Qur’anic inscription from surah al-Kahf (XVIII), verse 109, [...] See full description on web site.
Date 10th century AD
Medium banded agate, carved and engraved
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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MXD 0056 (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation Middle East
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-inkwell-mxd56/ (English) Edit this at Wikidata

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Description Inkwell
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections

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