Inkwell
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169/09.10.01/1109
Inkwell
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The relic consists of a polished brass calamari (pen) and a brass ink-pot is attached to it. The calamari is long, narrow and flattened with the two mouths open and unequal in size, which have protruding lips. Its two vertical flattened and elongated sides are adorned with an embossed spiral, in the middle of which, a double-headed eagle is depicted on one side and a griffin on the other. The lip of the wider mouth is slightly damaged. The ink-pot is firmly attached to the wider end of the side of the calamari, which bears the representation of the griffin. It is square, with a flattened and protruding “belly”. It has relief representations of flowers, between dotted bands and on the square base the representation of a miniature horseman, probably of Saint George. Its mouth is decorated with an inlaid rosette. The lid of the calamari is also embossed. It is surmounted by an anthemion, from the top of which a ring passes and terminates in a brass open rectangular nozzle, which, when the lid is fitted to the ink-pot, is drawn into the interior, probably to prevent the outflow of ink.