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Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription with floral decoration
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1786 (AH 1201)
- Material and technique
- jasper, cut, bevelled, and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.65 x 2.5 x 0.5 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.
- LI1008.61
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.1.15 on p. 18, pl. I.2.1.15
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
Red jasper; irregular bezel, bevelled towards the front; oval; back angle slightly cut. Ensemble in two levels of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots. A date in the middle on the left side.
(2) The sinners are those گناه كارانند
(1) who merit generosity [?] [كه مستحق كرامت [؟
1201/1786-7 ١٢٠١
There are schematic floral heads and flowers spread on the ground. One line follows the shape of the gem.
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