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Octagonal bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription, leaf, and star 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

    Green jade; bezel, mostly unbevelled; rectangular with cut angles; both angles cut (but the back one only partly). Ensemble of four levels of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots. A date beneath.

    Slave of God Ibrāhīm [1]258/1842-3 بنده
    خدا
    ابرا
    هيم
    ٢٥٨

    Two small branches and one six-pointed star representing a schematic flower head are spread over the ground.

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