A Rare Mamluk Pottery Ink-Pot, Syria, probably Damascus, 14th Century

of polygonal form with lobed sides and six suspension holes, a central aperture for the ink-well surrounded by six apertures acting as pen-rests, painted in cobalt blue and black under the glaze with interlace pattern, the sides with scrolls and florets

Some damage to edges and extremities with good repair, as viewed
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For a related inkwell from Kashan, see Atil 1973, no.45, pp.102-103.