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Oval bezel amulet with naskhi inscription and medallion decoration
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
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Near East (probable place of creation)
- Date
- 16th - 19th century
- Material and technique
- chalcedony, bevelled and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 1.7 x 0.2 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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inorganic › mineral › gemstone › quartz › chalcedony,inorganic › stone › gemstone › quartz › chalcedony,inorganic › mineral › gemstone › chalcedony,inorganic › mineral › silica › quartz › chalcedony,inorganic › stone › gemstone › chalcedony,inorganic › stone › silica › quartz › chalcedony
- Technique index
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cut,
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
- Accession no.
- LI1008.98
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 1.48 on p. 74, pl. II.1.48
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
Yellow chalcedony; bezel (but the front face is very slightly rounded), bevelled towards the front; oval. Ensemble of cursive script; the shafts end in loops forming decorative medallions; engraved.
'There is no power except in God!' (Qur. XVIII, 37/39) لا قوة الا بالله
I ask pardon of God! استغفر الله
'As God Will!' (Qur. XVIII, 37/39) ما شاء الله
Almost identical to no. 1.47 [LI1008.97].
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