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Inkwells were made of a variety of materials, from terracotta, as here, to precious metals such as silver. Originally, this example would have had a stopper to keep the ink from drying up.
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Title: Terracotta inkwell
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 2nd half of 3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Terracotta; black-glaze
Dimensions: H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); width 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); diameter 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, David L. Klein Jr. Memorial Foundation Inc. Gift, 1977
Object Number: 1977.11.8
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