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Oval bezel amulet with nasta’liq inscription, spiral, 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

    Yellow chalcedony; bezel (but the front face is slightly rounded), bevelled towards the front; oval. In an oval ground surrounded by a symmetrically polylobed oval line: one ensemble of cursive script with vertically elongated lower loops to the letters. Cursive script; engraved.

    'Say: "Every man works according to his own manner".' (Qur. XVII, 86/84) قل كل يعمل شاكلته

    The ground is decorated with some spiral scrolls with flower heads consisting of groups of dots.

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