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Oval bezel amulet with naskhi inscription and floral decoration
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- probably 18th - 19th century (1701 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- cornelian and glass, bevelled and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 2.7 x 0.3 cm (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
- Accession no.
- LI1008.62
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 1.63 on p. 81, pl. II.1.63
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
Cornelian backed with transparent glass of the same colour and thickness; bezel, double bevelled; oval. Five lines placed inside elongated compartments with single-lobed or trilobed lateral sides. Cursive script; engraved.
(1) 'In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
(2) Say: "O unbelievers, I serve not what you serve قل يا ايها الكافرون لا اعبد ما تعبدون
(3) and you are not serving what I serve, nor am I serving ولا انتم عابدون ما اعبد ولا انا عابد
(4) what you have served, neither are you serving what I serve. ما عبدتم ولا انتم عابدون ما اعبد
(5) To you your religion, and to me my religion!" ' (Qur. CIX) [sic] لكم دينكم وليدين
There are some schematic floral motifs spread over the ground.
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