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A Turkish Scribe's Kit

A Turkish Scribe's Kit

Ottoman

A: inkwell, height 5.7 cm B: lacquer pen box, length 29.2 cm C-D: two scissors, length 14.2 cm and 23.5 cm E: mother-of-pearl pen-rest, length 13.3 cm F-H: three knives, length 20 cm, 19.3 cm and 16.8 cm

Silver with gilding and inlaid garnet

Ottoman period

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