Title
Travelling pencase
Year/Period
c.1800
Region
Turkey
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H31.3 cm X Dia.4.2 cm
Accession No.
2005-01506
Collection of
This tortoiseshell pencase has tiny inscriptions inlaid in mother-of-pearl which reads: Huwa or He, referring to God. The top of this pencase is a sand sprinkling container. The sand was used to help quicken the process of drying the ink.
