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Oval signet with inscription in cursive script

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    Associated place
    Turkey (Gulf of Mandelgah) (place of creation)
    Date
    1911 - 1912 (AH 1330)
    Material and technique
    brass, incised
    Dimensions
    2.5 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm (height x width x depth)
    4 g (weight)
    Material index
    brass
    Technique index
    cast,
    incised,
    incised
    Object type index
    seal,
    seal,
    seal
    No. of items
    1
    Accession no.
    EAX.3447

  • Further reading

    Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 3.7 on p. 44, pl. I.3.7

Location

    • currently in research collection

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Publications online

  • Islamic Seals and Talismans by Ludvik Kalus

    Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans

    Brass; signet with a small fixed handle of decorative shape; base oval and plain. One line of cursive script; a date beneath.

    Shevket شوكت

    1330/1911-12 ١٣٣٠

    According to a label attached to it, this is a signet of a Turkish Coast-guard from Kinverginw(?), Gulf of Mandelgah (Mandalya Körfezi), purchased in June 1916.

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