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Oval cabochon seal with kufic inscription and a star
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 8th - 9th century AD (AD 701 - 900)
- Material and technique
- garnet, incised
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
- Technique index
- Object type index
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tool/implement › matrix › seal,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by Queen's College, University of Oxford.
- Accession no.
- LI902.10
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 1.2.2 on p. 5, pl. I.1.2.2
Glossary
kufic
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kufic
A term denoting various styles of angular Arabic script. Emerged in the early centuries of Islam, kufic soon became the preferred hand to copy holy texts.
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
Garnet; cabochon, concave-convex; irregular oval; a little damaged in places. One line of kufic script, without dots.
God is the trust of Abu'l-Azhar [or Abu'l-Adhhar (one who has black teeth)] [الاذهر؟] الله ثقة ابي الازهر
Beneath, one star consisting of three short crossed lines.
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