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Inkwell with the Name of Amir 'Abdullah ibn al-Hasan Pars

probably 11th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 453
"Floriated kufic" is a style of writing in which the angular letters of the kufic script are melded with curvilinear plant forms that fill the spaces between the letters. The letters themselves remain relatively unchanged, except for some terminal letters that end in upstrokes instead of facing down.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Inkwell with the Name of Amir 'Abdullah ibn al-Hasan Pars
  • Date: probably 11th century
  • Geography: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur
  • Medium: Bronze; cast
  • Dimensions: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
    Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
  • Classification: Metal
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1940
  • Object Number: 40.170.116
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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