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Octagonal seal ring with nasta‘liq inscription, branches, and a star

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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 jasper, set into a silver ring; front face plain; rectangular with cut angles; front angle cut. Two lines of cursive script (nasta`līq); with dots. A date beneath on the right side.

    (1) Sulaymān سليمان
    (2) b. Muḥammad بن محمد
    1290/1873-4 ١٢٩٠

    There are four schematic branches and an eight-pointed star, consisting of simple strokes, spread over the ground.

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