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Octagonal bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription

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    • currently in research collection

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  • Islamic Seals and Talismans by Ludvik Kalus

    Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans

    Lapis-lazuli; bezel, double bevelled (but very irregular); rectangular with cut angles; frontal angle rounded. Four lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), without dots.

    (1) Make easy, سهل
    (2) Lord, رب
    (3) the affairs of Ḥājī امور حاجى
    (4) Muḥammad محمد

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