Octagonal bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription, garland, and a star

Octagonal bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription, garland, and a star (EA1980.19, front )

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Details

Title

Octagonal bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription, garland, and a star
Associated place

Iran (possible) (possible place of creation)
Date

1874 - 1875 (AH 1291)
Material and technique

cornelian, cut, bevelled, and incised
Material index

cornelian
Technique index

cut;

incised
Object type

gem;

seal
Dimensions

1.05 x 1.3 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.

EA1980.19

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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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