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Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription and floral decoration
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1881 (AH 1298 - 1299)
- Material and technique
- obsidian, cut, bevelled, and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 1.9 x 0.3 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
- Accession no.
- EAX.3461
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.3.20 on p. 39, pl. I.2.3.20
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
Obsidian; bezel, bevelled towards the front; oval; back angle cut. One line of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots. A date above.
1881 ١٨٨١
Bangī La`al بانكى لعل
The ground has somewhat naturalistic small branches and small flowers. One line follows the shape of the gem.
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