Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
A catalogue of seals and talismans housed at the Ashmolean from the 8th to 19th century Islamic world, by Ludvik Kalus (published Oxford, 1986).
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Oval bezel seal with nasta’liq inscription and floral decoration
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Literature notes
Glass coloured in red-violet on both sides; bezel, bevelled towards the back; oval; frontal angle rounded. One line of cursive script, without dots. Beneath a date. The letters and the numbers are engraved and colourless.
Oh One! يا احد
1338/1919-20 ١٣٣٨
There are very schematic stems consisting of simple strokes, without any definite floral endings, spread on the ground. One oval concentric line follows the shape of the gem.
This object could be considered to be a seal-talisman because of the transparency of the glass, which allows the reading in 'positive'. -
Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1919 - 1920 (AH 1338)
- Material and technique
- glass, bevelled and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
- Technique index
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cut,
- Object type index
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tool/implement › matrix › seal,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Iain C. G. Campbell, 1980.
- Accession no.
- EA1980.17
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.1.2 on p. 14, pl. I.2.1.2
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
Glass coloured in red-violet on both sides; bezel, bevelled towards the back; oval; frontal angle rounded. One line of cursive script, without dots. Beneath a date. The letters and the numbers are engraved and colourless.
Oh One! يا احد
1338/1919-20 ١٣٣٨
There are very schematic stems consisting of simple strokes, without any definite floral endings, spread on the ground. One oval concentric line follows the shape of the gem.
This object could be considered to be a seal-talisman because of the transparency of the glass, which allows the reading in 'positive'.
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