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Oval seal ring with nasta‘liq inscription
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1713 - 1714 (AH 1125)
- Material and technique
- cornelian, incised; silver setting
- Dimensions
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ring 2.3 x 2 x 1.2 cm max. (height x width x depth)
cornelian 1.1 x 1.4 cm (height x width)
internal 1.6 cm max. (diameter)
band 0.3 cm (width)
5 g (weight)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by Christ Church College, University of Oxford.
- Accession no.
- LI897.9
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.2.24 on p. 26, pl. I.2.2.24
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, set into a silver ring; frontal face is plain; oval. Three lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots, and a date.
(1) Desiring the favour راجى لطف
(2) of the Aider, Muḥammad [1]125/1713-14 معين محمد ١٢٥
(3) `Ābidīn عابدين
The ground is decorated with short strokes. One oval line follows the shape of the gem.
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