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Rectangular bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription and floral decoration
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1855 - 1856 (AH 1272)
- Material and technique
- cornelian, cut, bevelled, and incised
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 1.6 x 0.5 cm (height x width x depth)
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cut,
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tool/implement › matrix › seal,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Iain C. G. Campbell, 1980.
- Accession no.
- EA1980.8
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.2.13 on p. 22, pl. I.2.2.13
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
Cornelian; bezel (but the back face very slightly rounded), bevelled towards the front (but only very slightly); rectangular; frontal angle strongly cut. Ensemble of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots. A date beneath.
His servant Ḥusayn Muḥammad عبده حسين محمد
[1]272/1855-6 ٢٧٢
There are schematic stems, with flower heads consisting of points, spread on the ground. One, sometimes two, rectangular concentric lines follow the shape of the gem.
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