Bidspirit Auktion | SELJUK SILVER INLAID INKWELL

SELJUK SILVER INLAID INKWELL - Ca. AD 1000 - 1200.A Seljuk silver inlaid brass inkwell with a cylindrical body and a flat lid. The inkwell has a raised dome with a knop finial embellished with an inlaid rosette. The main body has three handles and the lid has three loop handles. The body is engraved with three arched panels. The panels contain standing Syrens, with bird bodies and human faces flanked by small rosettes.Size: 130mm x 100mm; Weight: 530gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.