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Oval bezel amulet with nasta’liq and thuluth inscription and concentric circle decoration
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 16th - 20th century (1501 - 2000)
- Associated people
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Prophet Muhammad (c. AD 570 - 632) (named on object)'Ali ibn Abi Talib (ruled AD 656 - 661) (named on object)
- Material and technique
- chalcedony and agate, bevelled and incised
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x 2.5 x 0.45 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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inorganic › stone › gemstone › quartz › chalcedony,inorganic › mineral › gemstone › chalcedony,inorganic › mineral › silica › quartz › chalcedony,inorganic › stone › gemstone › chalcedony,inorganic › stone › silica › quartz › chalcedony,inorganic › mineral › gemstone › quartz › chalcedony,
- Technique index
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cut,
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by Christ Church College, University of Oxford.
- Accession no.
- LI897.3
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 1.13 on p. 54, pl. II.1.13
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
Yellow-grey chalcedony with white agate patch; bezel (but both faces are slightly rounded), bevelled (slightly) towards the back; oval. The inscription is distributed in the central ground (A), within two concentric oval lines, and in the border (B), surrounded on its outer edge by two concentric oval lines. Script ensemble (A) and one line (B); cursive script; engraved.
A - Succour is with God [?] [والتوفيق الى الله [؟
B - Muḥammad is the Prophet of God, ‘Alī is the Sincere Friend of God. Oh God, oh Muḥammad, oh ‘Alī, aid! محمد نبي الله على ولى الله يا الله يا محمد يا على مدد
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