Ink holder
19th century
Description
The top and lid of the ink holder are decorated with champleve enamel. A bust-length portrait of a woman wearing beads and a lace collar occupies the flange; two birds decorate the top of the lid.
Dimensions
2 x 7.4 x 2.8 cm (13/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.
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