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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans

A catalogue of seals and talismans housed at the Ashmolean from the 8th to 19th century Islamic world, by Ludvik Kalus (published Oxford, 1986).

Islamic Seals and Talismans by Ludvik Kalus

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Oval sealing with kufic inscription and star decoration

  • Literature notes

    Bull of baked clay; oval, nearly circular; front face is plain, back face is convex. One line of kufic script around the border, arranged in four parts forming a square; without dots. Reading uncertain. In the centre, one star consisting of six concentric strokes.
  • Details

    Associated place
    Africa Egypt (place of creation)
    Date
    8th - 9th century AD (AD 701 - 900)
    Material and technique
    clay, baked and impressed
    Dimensions
    1.5 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    Technique index
    Object type index
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by the Reverend Greville J. Chester, 1891.
    Accession no.
    EAX.3463
  • Further reading

    Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 4.1 on p. 45, pl. I.4.1

Glossary

kufic

  • 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.

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  • Islamic Seals and Talismans by Ludvik Kalus

    Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans

    Bull of baked clay; oval, nearly circular; front face is plain, back face is convex. One line of kufic script around the border, arranged in four parts forming a square; without dots. Reading uncertain. In the centre, one star consisting of six concentric strokes.
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