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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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Circular plaquette with nasta‘liq inscription and floral decoration

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  • Literature notes

    Bronze(?); plaquetter; front face slightly rounded; circular. Two lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots. A date in 'Islamic' figures above, a date in 'western' figures beneath.

    Year 42 سنة ٤٢

    (1) English انكليز
    (2) Nathanial Wage [?] ناتانل وايج

    1698 1698

    On the ground there are small flower heads consisting of three, five, six or seven dots. Two concentric lines follow the shape of the face.

    The number 42 indicates the 42nd year of the reign of Mughal Emperor Awrangzīb `Ālamgīr (1068-1119/1658-1707).

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    Associated place
    Asia › India (place of creation)
    Date
    1698 (AH 1109 - 1110)
    Associated people
    Nathanial Wage (active c. 1698) (named on object)
    Emperor Aurangzeb (ruled 1657 - 1707) (named on object)
    Material and technique
    copper alloy, incised
    Dimensions
    0.25 cm (height)
    3 cm (diameter)
    Material index
    processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy
    Technique index
    formed › cast,
    marked › incised,
    decorated › incised
    Object type index
    miscellaneous equipment › plaque,
    communications equipment › seal,
    production/replication › matrix › seal,
    tool/implement › matrix › seal
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Christ Church College, University of Oxford.
    Accession no.
    LI897.13

  • Further reading

    Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 3.4 on p. 43, pl. I.3.4

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  • Islamic Seals and Talismans by Ludvik Kalus

    Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans

    Bronze(?); plaquetter; front face slightly rounded; circular. Two lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots. A date in 'Islamic' figures above, a date in 'western' figures beneath.

    Year 42 سنة ٤٢

    (1) English انكليز
    (2) Nathanial Wage [?] ناتانل وايج

    1698 1698

    On the ground there are small flower heads consisting of three, five, six or seven dots. Two concentric lines follow the shape of the face.

    The number 42 indicates the 42nd year of the reign of Mughal Emperor Awrangzīb `Ālamgīr (1068-1119/1658-1707).
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