Pen Box with ink well, c. 1200, 2 1/8 x 4 x 7 in. ( x x cm), Stonepaste with turquoise-blue glaze over molded decor, Iran, Seljuk period (1038- c. 1194), Produced in the famed Kashan workshops of western Iran, the interior rim of this exceptionally large dish is incised with an elegant Arabic verse: La elah ela allah (No god other than God). As seen in works throughout these galleries, and in the great care taken in producing the ceramic pen box below it, one unifying aspect of Islamic art is the importance of the written word

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