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Rectangular bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription and spiral decoration

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    • currently in research collection

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  • Islamic Seals and Talismans by Ludvik Kalus

    Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans

    Red jasper; bezel, unbevelled; rectangular with cut angles; back angle cut; a little broken on the left side. Two lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), without dots. The returns of the loops of the final yā’s in each word underline the first line twice and the second line once.

    (1) Name-sake of Prophet سمى نبي
    (2) Muṣṭafā مصطفى

    There are some spiral stems with short small strokes spread over the ground. One line follows the shape of the gem.

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