Marvered Glass Inkwell

Marvered glass became very popular in Egypt and Syria during the Ayyubid and Mamluk period. It is easy to identify by its patterned decoration and colouration, which usually includes white or pale-coloured trails marvered into a dark matrix. The technique of marvering was practised in antiquity and revived especially during the late 12th until the 14th century CE.
This marvered glass inkwell is of squat cylindrical form. It has a top with a narrow circular aperture housing a domed cover with a knop finial. Marvered inkwells were quite unusual; the technique was rather common on marvered wares such as bowls, beakers and sprinklers.