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Octagonal bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription and floral decoration

  • loan

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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, bevelled towards the front; rectangular with cut angles. Two lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots, separated by the return of the loop of the yā` at the end of the first line. A date at the beginning of the first line.

    (2) His servant Aḥmad عبده احمد
    (1) [1]120/1708-9 al-Mūsawī الموسوى
    ١٢٠

    There are sprial stems, with flower heads, consisting of groups of points, spread on the ground. One line follows the shape of the gem.

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