Octagonal bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription, garland, and a star
Details
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Title
Octagonal bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription, garland, and a star
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Associated place
Iran (possible) (possible place of creation) -
Date
1874 - 1875 (AH 1291) -
Material and technique
cornelian, cut, bevelled, and incised
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Object type
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Dimensions
1.05 x 1.3 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.
EA1980.19
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Catalogue text
Cornelian; bezel (but the back face slightly rounded), bevelled towards the back ; rectangular with cut angles; front angle cut. One ensemble of cursive script (nasta`līq), with dots. A date beneath.
Sayyid Riḍā ‘Alī السيد رضا على
1291/1874-75 ١٢٩١
On the ground there is a garland and a six-pointed star.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. 2.3.23 on p. 39, pl. I.2.3.23
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