Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription and floral decoration
Details
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Title
Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription and floral decoration
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Associated people
Prophet Muhammad (c. AD 570 - 632) (named on object) -
Associated place
Iran (possible) (possible place of creation) -
Date
1709 - 1710 (AH 1121) -
Material and technique
chalcedony, bevelled and incised
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Object type
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Dimensions
1.4 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by Iain C. G. Campbell, 1980.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1980.4
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Catalogue text
Yellow chalcedony; bezel, bevelled towards the front; oval. Two lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), without dots. A date beneath.
(2) Friend of the religion of the Prophet وير دين نبي
(1) Muḥammad al-Mūsawī محمد الموسوى
[1]121/1709-10 ١٢١
There are spiral stems with some schematic flower heads, consisting of strokes or dots, spread over the ground. Two oval lines follow the shape of the gem.In: Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986)
Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 2.2.44 on p. 32, pl. I.2.2.44
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