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Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription and floral decoration
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1777 - 1778 (AH 1191)
- Associated people
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'Ali ibn Abi Talib (ruled AD 656 - 661) (named on object)
- Material and technique
- cornelian, bevelled and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 1.35 x 0.25 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.
- LI1008.117
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.2.42 on pp. 31-32, pl. I.2.2.42
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
Cornelian; bezel (buyt the back face a little concave), bevelled towards the back; oval. One line of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots (1). A date beneath, separated in the middle by a small isolated word (2).
(1) Oh ‘Alī! يا على
(2) ‘Alī 1191/1777 ٩١على ١١
The oval ground is surrounded by a border consisting of small flower heads and branches.
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