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Octagonal bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription, garland, and a star
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1874 - 1875 (AH 1291)
- Material and technique
- cornelian, cut, bevelled, and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.05 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm (height x width x depth)
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- Technique index
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cut,
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tool/implement › matrix › seal,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Iain C. G. Campbell, 1980.
- Accession no.
- EA1980.19
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.3.23 on p. 39, pl. I.2.3.23
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
Cornelian; bezel (but the back face slightly rounded), bevelled towards the back ; rectangular with cut angles; front angle cut. One ensemble of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots. A date beneath.
Sayyid Riḍā ‘Alī السيد رضا على
1291/1874-75 ١٢٩١
On the ground there is a garland and a six-pointed star.
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