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Oval bezel seal with Tughrā inscription
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1797 - 1798 (AH 1212)
- Associated people
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Husain ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (AD 626 - 680) (named on object)
- Material and technique
- cornelian, cut and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 1.5 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.
- EA1980.36
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.2.47 on p. 33, pl. I.2.2.47
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
Cornelian; bezel, unbevelled; oval; frontal angle is cut. Tughrā script; a date beneath. The name Ḥusayn and the word al-rājī (desiring) can be distinguished.
Desiring (God or pardon of God) Ḥusayn الراجى حسين
1212/1797-8 ١٢١٢
One line follows the shape of the gem.
The same type as the next seal.
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