Inkwell (Hovhannes, Son of Reverend Sarkis)
Name/Title
Inkwell (Hovhannes, Son of Reverend Sarkis)Description
Inscription: Պատ. Սարգիսի Որդի Հովհաննէս 1896 Transliteration: Bad. Sarkisi Vorti Hovhannes 1896 English: Hovhannes, Son of Reverend Sarkis, 1896 Bought in Izmir in 1963-5, this brass Qalamdan (Divit) features a reed pen compartment and a cupped inkwell with a hinged, shell-shaped cover. Traditionally used by scribes and scholars, it exemplifies the artistry of its time, with hand-chased decoration on four faceted surfaces.Category
Inkwells
Ethnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
Ottoman EmpireCulture/Tribe
Armenian