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Heart-shaped bezel amulet from a bracelet, with naskhi inscription
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Details
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- probably 18th - 19th century (1701 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- jasper, incised; silver setting
- Dimensions
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with setting 1.1 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm (height x width x depth)
jasper 0.9 x 1.3 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
- Accession no.
- LI1008.25
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.4.II on p. 100, pl. II.2.4.ii
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
Bracelet composed of three elements: central (I), on the left side (II) and on the right side (III).
II - Red jasper (?) in undecorated silver setting; bezel; in form of an escutcheon. One script ensemble of cursive script; engraved.
Oh Guardian! يا حافظ
There are some groups of three or five dots, spread over the ground. One line follows the shape of the gem.
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