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PROBABLY VAN, EASTERN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
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A NIELLOED SILVER PENCASE (DIVIT)
PROBABLY VAN, EASTERN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular-section pencase with rounded terminals, one hinged, the nielloed decoration with a sketched face of a man, the faceted barrel-shaped inkwell with hinged cover and small turning latch, the sides decorated with the likeness of a lady and two pavillions, the qalam holder nielloed with a city landscape to one side and a stylized palmette flanked by two animals, the slanted edges with geometric forms
7in. (17.8cm.) long
PROBABLY VAN, EASTERN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular-section pencase with rounded terminals, one hinged, the nielloed decoration with a sketched face of a man, the faceted barrel-shaped inkwell with hinged cover and small turning latch, the sides decorated with the likeness of a lady and two pavillions, the qalam holder nielloed with a city landscape to one side and a stylized palmette flanked by two animals, the slanted edges with geometric forms
7in. (17.8cm.) long
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