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Peer Perspective: Inkwell

The University of Michigan’s Michelle Al-Ferzly investigates the multiple purposes of silver-inlaid bronze inkwell in the Museum’s Collection. This 800-year-old Iranian marvel is engraved with a list of blessings and symbols representing the 12 signs of the zodiac — suggesting that the inkwell was much more than just a useful instrument in a medieval scribe’s toolkit.