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Oval bezel amulet with nasta‘liq inscription
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 16th - 19th century
- Material and technique
- cornelian, cut, bevelled, and incised
- Dimensions
- 1 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
- 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.
- LI1008.102
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 1.6 on p. 52, pl. II.1.6
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; bezel, plain (but very slightly rounded) - concave (but only very slightly), bevelled towards the front; oval; back angle very slightly cut. The ground is divided into four segments by two wavy lines placed diagonally, with an inscription in each segment. The reading starts on one of the short sides and continues clockwise. Cursive script (nasta`līq); engraved.
(1) Oh Judge of necessities! يا قاضي الحاجات
(2) Oh Thou who answers prayers! يا مجيب الدعوات
(3) Oh Sufficient in difficulties! يا كافي المهمات
(4) Oh Exalter of ranks! يا رفيع الدرجات
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