Rectangular bezel seal with inscription in angular script and linear decoration
Details
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Title
Rectangular bezel seal with inscription in angular script and linear decoration
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Associated place
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Date
14th - 19th century -
Material and technique
chalcedony, bevelled and incised
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Object type
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Dimensions
1.3 x 1.4 x 0.35 cm (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by the Reverend Greville J. Chester, 1872.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EAX.3453
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Catalogue text
White opaque chalcedony; bezel, bevelled towards the back (slightly rounded); rectangular. Two lines of angular script, without dots.
(1-2) I trusted in God (1) الله على
(توكلت على الله =)
(2) توكلت
There is a small cross over the final tā' in the word tawakkaltu and a small stroke over the word `alā. Two rectangular 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. 2.1.5 on p. 15, pl. I.2.1.5
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