Pen case, brass, engraved and inlaid with silver, Iraq, Mosul; 653 H = 1255-1256. H: 5.7; L: 36.3; W: 7.5 cm, Inv. no. 6/1997. © The David Collection. In the first half of the 13th century, Mosul was the most famous center in the western Islamic world...

Pen case, blue and white porcelain and fritware. Case: China; c. 1500. Lid: Iran; c. 1600. H: 7; W: 7.7; L: 28 cm. Inv. no. 7/1991 The David Collection. © THE DAVID COLLECTION This pen case is a model example of the exchange of artistic ideas and influences...