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Oval bezel amulet with thuluth inscription
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- probably 18th - 19th century (1701 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- cornelian, bevelled and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 2.2 x 0.3 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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cut,
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
- Accession no.
- LI1008.71
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 1.60 on pp. 79-80, pl. II.1.60
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
Cornelian; bezel, bevelled towards the front; oval. Three lines separated by straight lines formed by elongation of a ligature or return of a final loop. Cursive script; engraved.
(1) 'In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Say: "Oh unbelievers, I serve not بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم قل يايها الكافرون لا اعبد
(2) what you serve and you are not serving what I serve, nor am I serving what you have ser- ما تعبدون ولا انتم عابدون ما اعبد ولا انا عابد ما عبد
(3) ved, neither are you serving what I serve. To you your religion, and to me my religion!" ' (Qur. CIX) تم ولا انتم عابدون ما اعبد لكم دينكم ولى دين
There are some isolated dots or groups of dots spread over the ground. Two lines follow the shape of the gem.
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