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Oval bezel amulet from a bracelet, with thuluth inscription
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Details
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- probably 18th - 19th century (1701 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- cornelian, incised; silver setting, with incised decoration
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with setting 1.8 x 2.4 x 0.7 cm (height x width x depth)
cornelian 1.4 x 1.9 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
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- Lent by the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
- Accession no.
- LI1008.20
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.2.III on p. 96, pl. II.2.2.iii
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
Bracelet composed of three elements: central (I), on the left side (II), and on the right side (III).
III - Cornelian, in lightly decorated silver setting; bezel; oval. One script ensemble of cursive script; engraved.
Oh Veiler of faults! يا ستار العيوب
There are some schematic linear motifs spread over the ground. One line follows the shape of the gem.
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