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Inkwell with Lid12th century

Not on view
Small cylindrical bronze vessel with domed lid and ball finial, copper-brown tone on lid with heavy teal-green patina on body, low-relief decoration throughout
Small bronze vessel and its separate domed lid with knob finial, both with cast decorative relief patterns; the container shows heavy green patination with turquoise mineral deposits inside, while the lid retains warm bronze tones with traces of red lacquer.

Unknown, Inkwell with Lid, 12th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Kate Fitz Gibbon and Andrew Hale, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Inkwell with Lid
Place Made
Afghanistan
Date Made
12th century
Medium
Bronze inlaid with copper
Dimensions
Overall Height: 3 3/8 in. (8 cm); Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.25 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kate Fitz Gibbon and Andrew Hale
Accession Number
AC1997.253.33a-b
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic