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Oval signet with nasta‘liq inscription and floral decoration
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1872 - 1873 (AH 1289)
- Material and technique
- white metal, incised
- Dimensions
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1.9 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm (height x width x depth)
5 g (weight)
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tool/implement › matrix › seal
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Iain C. G. Campbell, 1980.
- Accession no.
- EA1980.3
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 3.10 on p. 44, pl. I.3.10
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
White metal; signet with a small fixed hanlde of decorative shape; base oval and plain. One line of cursive script (nasta`līq); a date beneath.
‘Alī Riḍā على رضا
[1]289/1872-3 ٢٨٩
The ground has three small flower heads consisting of one, seven and seven dots, with a short stem.
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