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Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription and floral decoration
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1832 - 1833 (AH 1248)
- Material and technique
- cornelian, bevelled and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 2.2 x 0.55 cm (height x width x depth)
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cut,
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tool/implement › matrix › seal,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Iain C. G. Campbell, 1980.
- Accession no.
- EA1980.28
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.1.1 on p. 14, pl. I.2.1.1
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
Cornelian; bezel, bevelled towards the front; oval. One ensemble of cursive script, (nasta`līq), with points. On the top on the left, a date.
1248/1832-3 ١٢٤٨
Oh Illustrious! يا جليل
There are spirals with some flower heads consisting of dots and strokes, spread over the ground. The shape of the gem is followed by two oval concentric lines.
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