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Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1869 - 1870 (AH 1286)
- Material and technique
- chalcedony and jasper, bevelled and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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inorganic › stone › gemstone › chalcedony,inorganic › stone › silica › quartz › chalcedony,inorganic › mineral › gemstone › quartz › chalcedony,inorganic › stone › gemstone › quartz › chalcedony,inorganic › mineral › gemstone › chalcedony,inorganic › mineral › silica › quartz › chalcedony,
- Technique index
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cut,
- Object type index
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tool/implement › matrix › seal
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Iain C. G. Campbell, 1980.
- Accession no.
- EA1980.5
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.2.8 on p. 21, pl. I.2.2.8
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
White chalcedony and red jasper; bezel (but the back face is cut in facets round a rectangular centre), bevelled towards the back; oval. Two lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), separated by the return of the loop of the yā' at the end of the first line. Without dots. A date in the centre.
(2) His servant عبده
(1) `Abbās-`Alī عباسعلى
1286/1869-70 ١٢٨٦
Obne line follows the shape of the gem.
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