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Rectangular bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription and spiral decoration
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 14th - 20th century
- Material and technique
- cornelian, cut, bevelled, and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 1.35 x 0.3 cm (height x width x depth)
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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.
- EA1980.30
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.3.7 on p. 35, pl. I.2.3.7
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
Cornelian; bezel, bevelled towards the front; rectangular; frontal angle strongly cut, back angle slightly cut. One ensemble of cursive script (nasta`līq).
Suhrāb سهراب
On the ground, there is a simple spiral stem with some small strokes. One line follows the shape of the gem.
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