A small Khurasan silver-inlaid bronze inkwell, Eastern Persia, circa 1200

the cylindrical body applied with three loops handles, the cover with a central domed section surmounted by a bud finial, three loops applied around the edge, inlaid and incised decoration with a central band of sinuous foliate stems around the body, minor scrolling bands around the cover, the base with a central knot motif enclosed by scroll-filled cartouches