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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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