Inkwell

Name: Inkwell

Description: Small cylindrical inkwell with seven holes, also cylindrical, which must have been used to hold ink. In between these reservoirs there are smaller carved openings with the approximate shape of an inverted pyramid.

Chronology: Second half of the 12th century / first half of the 13th century

Dimensions: height 20mm, width 70mm

Provenance: Citadel of the Castle of Mértola

Location: Museum of Mértola – Islamic Centre



Taken from:

TORRES, Cláudio; MACIAS, Santiago (ed.) (2003): Museu de Mértola: arte islâmica. Mértola: Campo Arqueológico de Mértola, pp.172.