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Oval signet with inscription in cursive script
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1900 - 1901 (AH 1318)
- Material and technique
- brass, incised
- Dimensions
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seal 1.3 x 1.45 x 0.15 cm (height x width x depth)
handle 2.3 cm (height)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › brass
- Technique index
- Object type index
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tool/implement › matrix › seal
- No. of items
- 1
- Accession no.
- EAX.3449
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 3.9 on p. 44, pl. I.3.9
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
Brass; signet with a small fixed handle of decorative shape; base oval and plain. Two lines of cursive script; a date beneath.
Isma'il اسماعیل
1318/1900-1 ١٣١٨
According to a label attached to it, this is a signet of a Turkish Coast-guard from Kinverginw(?), Gulf of Mandelgah (Mandalya Körfezi), purchased 23 August 1916.
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