Rectangular bezel seal with kufic inscription

Details

• Title

  Rectangular bezel seal with kufic inscription

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt (find spot)

  Near East (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  9th - 12th century (AD 801 - 1200)

• Material and technique

  cornelian, cut, bevelled, and incised

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › silica › quartz › cornelian

• Technique index

  cut;

  marked › incised

• Object type

  communications equipment › seal;

  miscellaneous equipment › ornament › gem

• Dimensions

  1 x 1.45 x 0.2 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the Reverend Greville J. Chester, 1872.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.3303

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