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Oval seal ring with naskhi inscription
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Details
- Associated place
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Near East (probable place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 13th century (AD 901 - 1300)
- Associated people
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Prophet Muhammad (c. AD 570 - 632) (named on object)'Ali ibn Abi Talib (ruled AD 656 - 661) (named on object)Fatima (AD 606 - 632) (named on object)
- Material and technique
- cornelian, bevelled and incised; silver setting
- Dimensions
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with setting 2.2 x 2.4 x 2.8 cm (height x width x depth)
cornelian 1.3 x 1.9 cm sight size (height x width)
2 cm (diameter)
band 0.2 cm (width)
0.01 kg (weight)
- Material index
- Technique index
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cut,
- Object type index
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tool/implement › matrix › seal › seal-ring,tool/implement › matrix › seal
- No. of items
- 1
- Accession no.
- EAX.3314
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.1.14 on p. 18, pl. I.2.1.14
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, set into a silver ring; bezel, bevelled towards the front(?); oval. Two lines of cursive script, without dots.
(1) By Muḥammad, by ‘Alī, by Fāṭima بمحمد بعلى بفاطمه
(2) Keep off from me every oppressing hand كف عني كل يد ظالمة
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