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Oval bezel amulet with naskhi inscription
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- probably 18th - 19th century (1701 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- cornelian, incised
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 2.2 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.
- LI1008.87
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 1.56 on pp. 77-78, pl. II.1.56
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
Cornelian; bezel (but the front face is rounded); unbevelled; oval. Two lines separated by elongation of the ligature in the word al-matīn. Cursive script; engraved.
(1) 'I have not created jinn and mankind except to serve Me. I desire of them no وما خلقت الجن والانس الا ليعبدون ما اريد منهم من
(2) provision, neither do I desire that they should feed Me. Surely God is the All-provider, the Possessor of Strength, the Ever-Sure.' (Qur. LI, 56-58)
رزق وما اريد ان يطعمون ان الله هوالرزاق ذو القوة المتين
There are groups of very small dots spread over the ground. One line follows the shape of the gem.
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