Rectangular cabochon seal with inscription in cursive script and star decoration
Details
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Title
Rectangular cabochon seal with inscription in cursive script and star decoration
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Associated place
Near East (probable) (probable place of creation) -
Date
10th - 13th century (AD 901 - 1300) -
Material and technique
chalcedony, cut and incised
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Object type
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Dimensions
1 x 1.15 x 0.3 cm (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by the Reverend Greville J. Chester, 1888.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EAX.3451
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Catalogue text
White opaque chalcedony; cabochon, plain-convex (but the frontal face has four rounded triangular facets); rectangular; angle slightly cut. One line of cursive script.
Aḥmad b. 'Alī احمد بن على
Above, one star consisting of three short crossed lines; beneath, one isolated point.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. 1.3.7 on p. 7, pl. I.1.3.7
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