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Oval seal ring with kufic inscription, a flower, and a star
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
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seal 9th - 12th century (AD 801 - 1200)
ring 19th - 20th century (1801 - 2000)
- Material and technique
- haematite, incised; silver setting
- Dimensions
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with setting 2.2 x 2 x 0.9 cm (height x width x depth)
haematite 0.8 x 1.1 cm sight size (height x width)
internal 1.8 cm (diameter)
0.15 cm (width)
2 g (weight)
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- Technique index
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tool/implement › matrix › seal › seal-ring,tool/implement › matrix › seal,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by C. D. E. Fortnum, in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 1897.
- Accession no.
- EAX.3100
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 1.3.15 on p. 9, pl. I.1.3.15
Glossary
kufic
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kufic
A term denoting various styles of angular Arabic script. Emerged in the early centuries of Islam, kufic soon became the preferred hand to copy holy texts.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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