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Rectangular bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription, scroll decoration, and a bird
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- possibly 1700 - 1902 (AH 1112 - 1319)
- Associated people
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'Ali ibn Abi Talib (ruled AD 656 - 661) (named on object)
- Material and technique
- rock crystal, cut, bevelled, and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 2 x 0.4 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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inorganic › mineral › gemstone › quartz › rock crystal,inorganic › mineral › silica › quartz › rock crystal,inorganic › stone › gemstone › quartz › rock crystal,inorganic › stone › silica › quartz › rock crystal,inorganic › mineral › gemstone › rock crystal,inorganic › stone › gemstone › rock crystal
- Technique index
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cut,
- Object type index
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tool/implement › matrix › seal,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Bequeathed by John May, 1961.
- Accession no.
- EAX.3455
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.2.29 on pp. 27-28, pl. I.2.2.29
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
Rock crystal; bezel, double bevelled (more bevelled towards the front than towards the back); rectangular with cut angles. The inscriptions are on the front (R) and on the back (V) faces.
R- Three lines (1-3) of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots; a date beneath.
(1) Object مظهر
(2) of the favour of God لطف الهى
(3) Fatḥ Allāh فتح الله
[11]12[?]/1700-1 [؟] ١٢
A schematic scroll covers the ground. One line follows the shape of the gem.
V- One line of cursive script (nasta`līq); a date beneath.
Oh ‘Alī يا على
1139[?]/1727-8 [or 1149/1736-7 or 1319/1901-2 ?] [١٣١٩؟ or١١٤٩] [؟] ١١٣٩
Below, bird walking to the right. A double line follows the shape of the gem.
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