Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

Ashmolean − Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

Browse: 10610 objects

Reference URL

Actions

Send e-mail

Contact us about this object

Send e-mail

Send to a friend

Oval bezel amulet with naskhi inscription and floral decoration

  • loan

Location

    • currently in research collection

Objects are sometimes moved to a different location. Our object location data is usually updated on a monthly basis. Contact the Jameel Study Centre if you are planning to visit the museum to see a particular object on display, or would like to arrange an appointment to see an object in our reserve collections.

 

Publications online

  • Islamic Seals and Talismans by Ludvik Kalus

    Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans

    Cornelian; bezel, bevelled towards the front; oval. Three lines, each line in an elongated decorative compartment. Cursive script; engraved.

    (1) God, Muḥammad, `Alī, Fāṭima, Ḥasan, الله محمد على فاطمه حسن
    (2) Ḥusayn, `Alī, Muḥammad, Ja`far, Mūsā, حسين على محمد جعفر موسى
    (3) `Alī, Muḥammad, `Alī, Ḥasan, Muḥammad على محمد على حسن محمد

    There are some schematic floral motifs spread over the ground. One line follows the shape of the gem.

© 2013 University of Oxford - Ashmolean Museum