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12. Ahlem lives in Leeds, England, and owns a large collection of rare and
exceptional items from the sixteenth century including two items once
owned by the Ottoman Emperor, Suleiman the Magnificent (1494-1566).
The first is a screen, a rare example of ebony wood and ivory, made in
1530. The ivory in the screen is from the tusks of Siamese and Sumatran
elephants. The second item is a portrait miniature of Suleimans wife. It
is painted on ivory from the tooth of an Asian elephant and has a surface
area of 350cm2
including the heavy gold frame, which was made by
Suleiman himself. The goldwork is considered among the finest
goldwork from the Ottoman era because of the high quality of the
inscription, written in Ottoman Turkish script, which reads, My merry
faced love.
Bijan lives in Multan, Pakistan, and would like to buy the portrait
miniature. Bijan emails Ahlem offering her 5 million for it. The Museum
of Ottoman Artefacts (MOA) would like to buy the screen and has asked
Ahlem if it is registered.
(a) Are the screen and/or the portrait miniature ivory for the
purposes of the Act?
(b) Did Bijan deal in ivory when he offered to buy the portrait
miniature?
(c) Could the screen be exempted from the prohibition on dealing in
ivory and sold to the Museum of Ottoman Artefacts?
(d) Could the portrait miniature be registered under section 6?
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