1979.354: Inkwell with inscriptions

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1979.354

Title

Inkwell with inscriptions

Classification

Artists' Tools

Work Type

inkwell

Date

c. 1200

Places

Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Khorasan province

Period

Seljuk-Atabeg period

Culture

Persian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/216082

Physical Descriptions

Medium

leaded brass with silver and copper inlay

Technique

Cast

Dimensions

10.2 x 8.4 cm (4 x 3 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription:

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer

Accession Year

1979

Object Number

1979.354

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Fogg Exhibit Explores Rich Tradition of Islamic Art, Harvard Gazette (July 25, 1980), p. 4, p. 4

Exhibition History

• Islamic Art and the Written Word, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/05/1983 - 11/27/1983
• Transformations: Asia East and West, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/19/1992 - 02/14/1993
• The Continuous Stroke of a Breath: Calligraphy from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 12/20/2003 - 07/18/2004
• Overlapping Realms: Arts of the Islamic World and India, 900-1900, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 12/02/2006 - 03/23/2008
• Beyond the Surface: Scientific Approaches to Islamic Metalwork, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/21/2011 - 06/01/2013

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