Rectangular bezel seal with nasta’liq inscription and floral decoration on both sides
Details
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Title
Rectangular bezel seal with nasta’liq inscription and floral decoration on both sides
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Associated place
Iran (place of creation) -
Date
1709 - 1804 (AH 1121 - 1218) -
Material and technique
jasper, incised
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Object type
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Dimensions
1.2 x 1.4 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.
EA1980.13
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Catalogue text
Red jasper; bezel, unbevelled; rectangular. Inscriptions on the front (R) and on the back (V) faces.
R - Two lines of cursive script, both underlined by the return of the loop of yā’ at the end of the two lines; with dots. A date on the left side.
(1) 'I commit my affair to God' (Qur. XL, 47/44) افوض امرى الى الله
(2) His servant Naqd[?] ‘Alī 1121[?]/1709-10 [عبده نقد [؟] على ١١٢١[؟
There are spiral stems, ending in points or short strokes, spreading on the ground. One or two rectangular concentric lines follow the shape of the gem.
V - One ensemble of cursive script (nasta`līq), without dots; a date beneath on the right.
Object of the favour of God Arwaḥ [or Azwaḥ ?] 1218/1803-4 [مظهر لطف الهى اروح [ازوح؟
[؟] ١٢١٨
There are spiral scrolls with schematic flower endings spread on the ground. One line follows 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. 2.2.3 on pp. 19-20, pl. I.2.2.3
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