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Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1766 - 1767 (AH 1180)
- Material and technique
- cornelian, bevelled and incised
- Dimensions
- 1 x 1.5 x 0.5 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
- Credit line
- Lent by the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
- Accession no.
- LI1008.119
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.3.10 on p. 36, pl. I.2.3.10
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
Corneliean; bezel (but the back face is very slightly rounded), bevelled towards the back; oval. Three lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots. A date between the first and second line.
(3) Lord مخدوم
(2) very noble اشرف
1180/1766-7 ١١٨٠
(1) Jahāngīr جهانگير
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