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Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription, floral decoration, and bird, possibly from a pendant

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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

    Onyx (?) (black/pale blue) in a gold setting, perhaps used as a pendant; both faces plain, the part of the edge close to the back face bevelled towards the back and its other part covered by the setting; oval.

    Obverse- Two lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots. A date beneath.

    (1) Nasīm نسيم
    (2) Waṣfī وصفي

    94 [1094?/1682-3 or 1194?/1779-80 or 1294?/1876-7] ٩٤

    Above, one small flower head consisting of five dots.

    Reverse- Bird (ostrich ?).

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