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Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription and branch decoration
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1816 - 1817 (AH 1232)
- Material and technique
- jasper, cut, bevelled, and incised
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x 1.6 x 0.5 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
- Technique index
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cut,
- Object type index
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tool/implement › matrix › seal
- No. of items
- 1
- Accession no.
- EAX.3444
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.3.18 on p. 38, pl. I.2.3.18
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
Red jasper; bezel (but the front face slightly rounded), bevelled towards the back; oval; back angle slightly rounded or cut in places. Two lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), with some dots. A date beneath.
(1) Roubar روبر
(2) Fanaj فنج
1232/1816-17 ١٢٣٢
There are some schematic branches spread over the ground. One line follows the shape of the gem.
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