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Oval cabochon seal with kufic inscription and a star

  • loan
  • Details

    Associated place
    Iran (possible place of creation)
    Date
    8th - 9th century AD (AD 701 - 900)
    Material and technique
    garnet, incised
    Dimensions
    0.9 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm (height x width x depth)
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    Object type index
    seal,
    seal,
    gem,
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Queen's College, University of Oxford.
    Accession no.
    LI902.10
  • Further reading

    Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 1.2.2 on p. 5, pl. I.1.2.2

Glossary

kufic

Location

    • currently in research collection

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  • Islamic Seals and Talismans by Ludvik Kalus

    Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans

    Garnet; cabochon, concave-convex; irregular oval; a little damaged in places. One line of kufic script, without dots.

    God is the trust of Abu'l-Azhar [or Abu'l-Adhhar (one who has black teeth)] [الاذهر؟] الله ثقة ابي الازهر

    Beneath, one star consisting of three short crossed lines.

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