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Oval bezel seal with nasta’liq inscription and floral decoration
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1833 - 1834 (AH 1249)
- Material and technique
- cornelian, cut, bevelled, and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 1.45 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.
- LI1008.110
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.2.12 on p. 22, pl. I.2.2.12
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, double bevelled towards the back (in the same direction), the inferior half of the edge is cut in facets; oval; frontal angle slightly cut. Ensemble of cursive script (1) surrounded by the dāl of the word ‘abdu-hu (2) presented in the shape of a heart and surrounding the ground of the script. A date beneath on the right.
(1) His servant عبده
(2) Anton Mīkhā`īl انطون ميخائيل
[1]249/1833 ٢٤٩
Outside the script ground, in two lateral segments, there is a small bunch of flowers (carnations ?).
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