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Rectangular bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription, floral, and spiral decoration

  • loan

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    • currently in research collection

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  • Islamic Seals and Talismans by Ludvik Kalus

    Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans

    Cornelian; bezel, bevelled towards the front; rectangular; back angle cut. Two lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), separated by the return of the loop of final yā’; with dots. A date at the beginning of the first line.

    (2) Muḥammad ‘Alīkhān محمد عليخان
    (1) [1]124/1712-13 Mūsawī ١٢٤ موسوى

    There are some spiral scrolls, bearing various schematic flower heads, spread over the ground. One line follows the shape of the gem.

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