Safavid Pen and Ink Box

قلمدان صفوي (1667–98)

Pen and Ink Box; Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1940.689.

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A Safavid pen and inkwell case made of a base, lid and inkwell; 1667–1698, probably Isfahan. In the Cleveland Museum of Art. 1

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Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

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  1. Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access
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islam.museum contributors. “Safavid Pen and Ink Box”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/qalamdan-safawi-1667/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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