Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription, floral decoration, and a quadruped

Details

• Title

  Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription, floral decoration, and a quadruped

• Associated place

  Near East (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  1855 - 1856 (AH 1272)

• Material and technique

  glass, bevelled and incised; silver setting

• Material index

  processed material › glass;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  marked › incised;

  formed › cast

• Object type

  component › handle;

  communications equipment › seal;

  miscellaneous equipment › ornament › gem

• Dimensions

  seal 2.4 x 1.1 x 0.75 cm (height x width x depth)
  glass 1.7 x 1 cm sight size (height x width)
  1 g (weight)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the Reverend Greville J. Chester, 1889.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.3458

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