Auger, decorated with marquetry, arabesques, animals and Naskhi script. The molded object has a flat bottom and a wall that is cylindrical on the outside and octagonal on the outside. This runs up and down diagonally up and down and has a flat top. The top and exterior have elaborate decorations, details of which are inlaid with red copper or covered with a black paste. This has largely disappeared. The decoration is in line with the articulation of the object. On top of a crescent round protruding branch ornament with cloverleaf-like structure interspersed with fields with stylized words in N

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Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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