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Oval bezel seal with kufic inscription
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
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Near East (probable place of creation)
- Date
- 9th - 12th century (AD 801 - 1200)
- Material and technique
- cornelian, bevelled and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.05 x 1.4 x 0.2 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 Queen's College, University of Oxford.
- Accession no.
- LI902.19
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 1.4.2 on p. 10, pl. I.1.4.2
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
Cornelian; bezel, bevelled towards the front; oval. One line of kufic script, without dots. Reading uncertain, perhaps:
Ṭalas b. . . .[?] [طلس بن ... [؟
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