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OMAS
Tassili Limited Edition Fountain Pen | ||
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The OMAS Tassili pays homage
to man's evolution in the Tassili caves of Africa and the Sahara prehistoric painting.
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The cap on this fountain pen retraces
part of the drawings found in the Tassili caves, dating before 4,000 B.C. | ||
This pen was issued to commemorate the 13th International Convention of Prehistoric and Protohistoric sciences. The significance of these drawings gains from the knowledge that, although primarily graphic in nature, they convey a visual language that even today is in some way understandable. One could call this a proto-language, a precursor to pictographs and the phonetic language we share today.
The representation of man in a simple landscape carries meaning even after 6,000 years. |  | |
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The
theme is beautifully represented on the bronze cap where the design captures multiple
figures in action with what we assume is game. | |
The Tassili's pen body is made from
a brown vegetal resin and the cap is cast bronze. This pen measures 5 1/4"
capped and 6 7/8" posted and weighs a hefty 49 grams. The Fine nib is 18K
matte yellow gold. | ||
 |  The Tassili is a Limited Edition pen with only 1500 in the edition. The image on the cap end (shown to the left) is also on the top of its presentation box. We have only one of these very collectable pens for sale pre-owned. It is in excellent condition. It comes with outer board and inner presentation box and papers. Our Price $1450.00 Please call 323 655 2641 SOLD | |
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