Sculpture - Hardstone - China - Mid 20th century
No. 26338591
Copper divit, pen holder with inkwell - Ottoman Empire - Copper - Middle East - 19th century
No. 26338591
Copper divit, pen holder with inkwell - Ottoman Empire - Copper - Middle East - 19th century
A beautiful 19th/20th century brass Ottoman pen holder with inkwell; a so-called 'divit'. The lid of this 'divit' is shaped like a shell and the pen case is decorated with floral patterns along its entire length.
The divit, as this pen holder with inkwell is called, was a must-have for any educated inhabitant of the Ottoman empire. Where ever you were and whoever you were, with this divit you could always write something. Normally, a metal divit consists of an oblong case for the reed pen, and a square or round inkwell attached to this pen case. Originally, a wad of rough silk was placed inside the inkwell, to soak up and store the ink like a sponge. This way, the ink could never spill.
Size: 22 cm x 4 cm x 5 cm
It weighs approximately 380 g.
Good condition. The photos supplement the description of the condition.
Will be sent well-packaged with Track and Trace.
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