Styppeiotes rose from one office to the next, eventually reaching the position of "kanikleios", guardian of the imperial inkstand.
However, it is a reproduction silver inkstand.
I could not think he was addressing an audience, because he was standing and addressing the inkstand on his writing table.
This nice touch that some gnome in some department thought up, "a reproduction silver inkstand", was very interesting.
I am asking my noble friend to inquire what has happened to this missing inkstand.
