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).
Publications online: 237 objects
Octagonal amulet ring inscribed with some of God's 99 names
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Literature notes
Silver ring with large rectangular face with cut angles; front face is plain, back face is slightly rounded. The surface is divided by two straight horizontal lines and two straight vertical lines, crossed to form nine compartments. Two lines in every compartment, excepting the compartment in the middle of the upper row. Cursive script; engraved.
Ḥ-M حم Ṭ-S طس A-L-R الر
Q N ق ن K-H-Y-`-Ṣ كهيعص
the Advantageous One نافع the King ملك One احد
the Merciful رحمن the Excusing معافي the Sovereign مليك
God الله the Owner مالك the Eternal One صمد
the Surety كفيل the Lord رب the Generous مكرم
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia (Middle East) (place of creation)
- Date
- 16th - 20th century (1501 - 2000)
- Material and technique
- silver, cut and incised
- Dimensions
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ring 1.8 x 2 x 1.75 cm (height x width x depth)
internal 1.4 cm (diameter)
band 0.3 cm (width)
10 g (weight)
- Material index
- Technique index
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cut,
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by Christ Church College, University of Oxford.
- Accession no.
- LI897.5
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 1.83 on p. 90, pl. II.1.83
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
Silver ring with large rectangular face with cut angles; front face is plain, back face is slightly rounded. The surface is divided by two straight horizontal lines and two straight vertical lines, crossed to form nine compartments. Two lines in every compartment, excepting the compartment in the middle of the upper row. Cursive script; engraved.
Ḥ-M حم Ṭ-S طس A-L-R الر
Q N ق ن K-H-Y-`-Ṣ كهيعص
the Advantageous One نافع the King ملك One احد
the Merciful رحمن the Excusing معافي the Sovereign مليك
God الله the Owner مالك the Eternal One صمد
the Surety كفيل the Lord رب the Generous مكرم
One line follows the shape of the script face.
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