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Circular plaquette with nasta‘liq inscription and floral 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

    Bronze(?); plaquetter; front face slightly rounded; circular. Two lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots. A date in 'Islamic' figures above, a date in 'western' figures beneath.

    Year 42 سنة ٤٢

    (1) English انكليز
    (2) Nathanial Wage [?] ناتانل وايج

    1698 1698

    On the ground there are small flower heads consisting of three, five, six or seven dots. Two concentric lines follow the shape of the face.

    The number 42 indicates the 42nd year of the reign of Mughal Emperor Awrangzīb `Ālamgīr (1068-1119/1658-1707).

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