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Pen case

Title	Pen case
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Cairo (made) -
Subject	Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 26cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	649-1883
Record ID	649-1883
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Sculpture; Ivory pen case, Egyptian (saracenic) 17c
Sample Text	Made by the Sayyid Muhammad Salih at Misr (Cairo) in the year 1082 (1672 AD). Note Inscription on the base
İlişki	Stanley Lane-Poole
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Ivory Carving
Fiziksel açıklama	Pen and ink case, ivory
Üretim	The inscription on the base dates this to 1082 (1672 AD), however the style and workmanship bears a marked resemblance to a cup (650-1883) with which it was acquired, and which also has an inscription on the base dating it to 927 (1521 AD), both are also attributed to the same maker Muhammad Salih. It would seem both were produced in the same workshop but at a later date than the inscriptions would suggest.

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Pen case

Publication Place Egypt (made) Cairo (made) -

Subject Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 26cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 649-1883

Record ID 649-1883

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Sculpture; Ivory pen case, Egyptian (saracenic) 17c

Sample Text Made by the Sayyid Muhammad Salih at Misr (Cairo) in the year 1082 (1672 AD). Note Inscription on the base

İlişki Stanley Lane-Poole

Malzemeler ve teknikler Ivory Carving

Fiziksel açıklama Pen and ink case, ivory

Üretim The inscription on the base dates this to 1082 (1672 AD), however the style and workmanship bears a marked resemblance to a cup (650-1883) with which it was acquired, and which also has an inscription on the base dating it to 927 (1521 AD), both are also attributed to the same maker Muhammad Salih. It would seem both were produced in the same workshop but at a later date than the inscriptions would suggest.