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Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription and floral decoration
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1814 - 1815 (AH 1230)
- Material and technique
- cornelian, bevelled and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 1.8 x 0.3 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
- Technique index
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cut,
- Object type index
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tool/implement › matrix › seal,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
- Accession no.
- LI1008.82
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.3.17 on p. 38, pl. I.2.3.17
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, bevelled towards the front; oval. Two lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots. The two lines are separated by the return of the loop of the final yā’. A date at the beginning of the first line.
(1) 1230/1814-15 ‘Alī على١٢٣٠
(2) Hedāyat هدايت
In the interior of the oval ground, there is an oval stem with some branches ending with half-leaves or having small schematic flowers consisting of two parallel strokes, or one flower head consisting of five dots. One line follows the shape of the gem.
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