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Octagonal bezel seal with nasta’liq inscription and spiral decoration

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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

    Cornelian; bezel, unbevelled; rectangular with cut angles; back angle strongly cut. Two lines of cursive script separated by the return loop of the final yā’ at the end of the first line. A date (?) beneath.

    (1) Object of the favour of God مظهر لطف الهى
    (2) His servant Muḥammad عبده محمد
    1120[?]/1708-9 [؟] ١٢٠

    On the ground there is one spiral stem with small strokes on it. Two lines follow the shape of the gem.

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