Oval sealing with kufic inscription and star decoration
Details
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Title
Oval sealing with kufic inscription and star decoration
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Associated place
Egypt (place of creation) -
Date
8th - 9th century AD (AD 701 - 900) -
Material and technique
clay, baked and impressed
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Object type
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Dimensions
1.5 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by the Reverend Greville J. Chester, 1891.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EAX.3463
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Catalogue text
Bull of baked clay; oval, nearly circular; front face is plain, back face is convex. One line of kufic script around the border, arranged in four parts forming a square; without dots. Reading uncertain. In the centre, one star consisting of six concentric strokes.
In: Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986)
Glossary of terms
kufic
Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 4.1 on p. 45, pl. I.4.1
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