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Rectangular bezel seal with nasta’liq inscription and floral decoration

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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

    White chalcedony and red jasper; bezel, unbevelled; rectangular; both angles irregularly cut. One ensemble of cursive script, without dots; a date beneath.

    Oh Ḥusayn! يا حسين

    1212 [?] /1797-8 ١٢١٢ [؟]

    There is, on the ground, a spiral stem of flower heads consisting of simple crossed strokes. One line follows the shape of the gem.

    The reading of the date is uncertain, the numbers being mixed with the floral decoration on the ground.

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