ANCIENT BRONZE w SILVER & COPPER Inlay DIP PEN INKWELL Persian Seljuk Khurasan

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ANCIENT BRONZE w SILVER & COPPER Inlay DIP PEN INKWELL Persian Seljuk Khurasan:
$498.00

This is another of the favorite items! And it is a real Beauty!

Here is a stunningly Beautiful, Very Ornate Bronze -with both SILVER and Copper Inlay -

Ancient Persian Islamic DIP PEN & INKWELL Set/Box.

This is a very long box measuring over 11 inches long! The condition is amazing!

This is one of twoAncient Dip Pen and inkwell Boxes/Keepsakes I currently have available on .

Like the other box...I could not help but pay a local afghan for this Pen Box to be cleaned and polished. The Silverwork is just too wonderful to hide! The inside shows the dark patina of the ancient bronze and is testamentto the true age and authenticity of this ancient artifact that was just recently unearthed here in Afghanistan. Just look at the SILVER INLAY of this Box...it is amazing, Top to Bottom...literally...EVEN THE BOTTOM is very Richly Detailedwith Graphic etchings and Silver inlaid Ancient Kufic Script! The entire Box is covered with etched Patterns, Birds, Floral Designs and Beautiful Kufic Script. TheArtisaneven gave special attention to inside by inlaying additional Silver graphics to the inkwell and the opposite matching piece. Even the lockclaspsand the Boxes rear hinges are etched with graphic designs and inlaid with Silver. This ancient box even maintains the original Inkwell cover!!!

This is your opportunity to own an amazing piece of ancient history!

Crafted fromBronze and adornedwith Both \"Silver and Copper\" Inlay, this beautiful Bronze Pen Box is a stunning piece of ancientartisancraftsmanship as well as a functioning piece of history that was used for well over a century to hold the writing instruments and ink of its wealthy owners.

This item contains a large amount of actual REAL SILVER covering the Box from top to bottom!

Specialized Metalsmith artisans produced items such as this for the ruling class, aristocrats, and elites of the time, with an item of this quality containing both \"Silver and Copper inlay.\"

This AncientPersian Islamic Artifactis believed tobe 200+ years old and is in Amazing Condition.

The artistic design and Kufic script of this item was prevalent from the 7th to 10th centuries. Kufic script was the first style of writing of the Islamic Period and the manifestation of delicacy and beauty in the art of calligraphy. Developed in the city of Kufa, it became known as Kufic script and was used mainly in holy documents, becoming revered as a sacred and divine aspect of human expression. Calligraphers were striven to create the most decorative and detailed designs possible into this innovative style incorporating various artistic designs to symbolize Gods creations into sacred words.

* Patterns in Islamic artifacts normally take one of three different forms: vegetal, or curving vines, often called arabesques; calligraphic verses, usually from the Quran; and geometric shapes. Instead of representing something specific, as a symbol would in Western art, patterns in Islamic architecture are meant to represent abstract concepts related to Islam and encourage people to think about the impermanence of the physical world and the unity and nature of God.

I am deployed to Afghanistan for the nextyear and have access to the best, unique, and most valuable antiques foundanywhere in the region.

* I have availability to ship via U.S. mailsince I am here with the military!

(offer withconfidence, Ihave been an member since 1999)

and in the military since 1976!!!

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