Oval bezel seal with Tughrā inscription and floral decoration
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Title
Oval bezel seal with Tughrā inscription and floral decoration
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Associated people
possibly Husain ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (AD 626 - 680) (named on object)probably Hasan ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (AD c. 625 - 669) (named on object) -
Associated place
Iran (place of creation) -
Date
1802 - 1803 (AH 1217) -
Material and technique
cornelian, bevelled and incised
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Object type
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Dimensions
1.1 x 1.5 x 0.4 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.
EA1980.27
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Catalogue text
Cornelian; bezel, bevelled towards the front; oval. Tughrā script; two figures beneath on the left side. There is a name that can be read as Ḥasan or Ḥusayn, and the word 'abd (servant). As on the preceding seal, there is also the word al-rājī (desiring). The two figures are 'one' and 'seven' and it is possible to complete the date, by comparision with the preceding seal, as 1217/1802-3.
Servant, desiring (God or pardon of God) Ḥasan [or Ḥusayn ?] [عبد الراجى حسن [حسين؟
[12]17/1802-3 ١٧
The ground is engraved with some schematic flower heads consisting of simple strokes. One oval 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. 2.2.48 on p. 33, pl. I.2.2.48
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