LNS 21 I

Covered ivory bottle with ribbed bulbous body and slightly concave neck, the latter inscribed in Kufic script (in ‘vertically mirrored’ fashion) ‘O Fulfiller of needs, O Supporter of goals’ (an invocation to God)

Inv. no. LNS 21 I
Lathe-turned and carved from elephant tusk, with traces of colour
Height 8.3 cm; diameter 4.8 cm
India, ca. later 15th – 16th century AD
ca. later 9th – 10th century AH

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