Seal ring with kufic inscription

Details

• Title

  Seal ring with kufic inscription

• Associated place

  Asia › Israel › Jerusalem District › Jerusalem (find spot)

  Near East (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  possibly 14th - 15th century (1301 - 1500)

• Material and technique

  silver, incised

• Material index

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  formed › cast;

  marked › incised

• Object type

  personal ornament › jewellery › finger-ring › seal-ring

• Dimensions

  ring 1.7 x 1.8 x 0.4 cm (height x width x depth)
  seal 0.4 x 0.75 x 0.2 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by C. D. E. Fortnum, in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 1897.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.3092

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