Inkwell with the Name of Amir 'Abdullah ibn al-Hasan Pars, probably 11th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Bronze; cast, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Metal, 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
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Inkwell, Name, Amir, Abdullah ibn al-Hasan Pars, 11th century, Excavated, Iran, Nishapur, Bronze, cast, H, 1 3/4, 4.4 cm, Metal, Floriated kufic, style, writing, angular letters, kufic script, melded, curvilinear plant, forms, fill, spaces, letters, letters themselves, remain, relatively, unchanged, except, terminal, upstrokes, facing down
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