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Oval bezel seal with kufic inscription

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  • Details

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    Associated place
    Near East (probable place of creation)
    India (possible place of purchase)
    Date
    8th - 9th century AD (AD 701 - 900)
    Material and technique
    haematite, bevelled and incised
    Dimensions
    1.2 x 1.5 x 0.25 cm (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    hematite,
    hematite
    Technique index
    cut,
    incised,
    incised
    Object type index
    seal,
    seal,
    gem,
    seal
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
    Accession no.
    LI1008.94

  • Further reading

    Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 1.3.10 on p. 8, pl. I.1.3.10

Glossary

kufic

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    • currently in research collection

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