Rectangular bezel seal with kufic inscription

Rectangular bezel seal with kufic inscription (EA1980.23, front )

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Details

Title

Rectangular bezel seal with kufic inscription
Associated place

Near East (probable) (probable place of creation)
Date

possibly 9th - 12th century (AD 801 - 1200)
Material and technique

cornelian, bevelled and incised
Material index

cornelian
Technique index

cut;

incised
Object type

seal;

gem
Dimensions

0.9 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm (height x width x depth)
No. of items

1
Credit line

Presented by Iain C. G. Campbell, 1980.
Museum location

not on display
Museum department

Eastern Art
Accession no.

EA1980.23

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Catalogue text

Cornelian; plain-convex bezel; rectangular with rounded sides. One line of kufic script, without dots.

Muḥammad Qamlā [or Qamalī] (being of small body and despised because of it, or Arab nomad becoming townsman) [or Muḥammad and 'Alī?]
[ محمد وعلى ؟] or محمد قملى

In: Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986)

Glossary of terms

kufic

Further reading

Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 1.3.5 on p. 7, pl. I.1.3.5

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