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A KHORASSAN SILVER INLAID BRONZE PENCASE
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A KHORASSAN SILVER INLAID BRONZE PENCASE

NORTH WEST IRAN, 13TH CENTURY

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A KHORASSAN SILVER INLAID BRONZE PENCASE
NORTH WEST IRAN, 13TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form with rounded ends, the cover with two hinges behind and a similar clasp on the front, the base plain, the top with a silver inlaid benedictory inscription between similar plaited bands, a complex interlaced geometric roundel at each end, areas of reddish patination, base and cover no longer attached by the hinges
8 7/8in. (22.5cm.) long
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Lot Essay

The inscription reads: al-'izz al-da'im wa al-iqbal wa al-thana, (Perpetual Glory, Prosperity and Praise).

The form and layout of the decoration of this penbox are closely related to those of one in the Aga Khan Museum Collection (Spirit and Life, exhibition catalogue, London, 2007, no.90, p.127).

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