Inkwell, probably 1400s

  • Islamic, Egyptian

Ivory with gilded copper

  • Overall: 4 1/4 × 2 7/8 inches (10.8 × 7.3 cm)

City of Detroit Purchase

29.297

On View

  • Islamic, Level 1, North

Department

Islamic Art

(Luigi Grassi)

1929-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Patterns and Precision. The Heritage of Islam, National Committee: Islam Centennial Fourteen, 1982, p. 38 (ill.). "Family Art Game," Detroit Free Press (May 18, 1986): p. 28 (ill.). [DIA Advertising Supplement].

Islamic, Egyptian, Inkwell, probably 1400s, ivory with gilded copper. Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 29.297.