Octagonal bezel seal with nasta’liq inscription and branch decoration

Details

• Title

  Octagonal bezel seal with nasta’liq inscription and branch decoration

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (possible) (possible place of creation)

  Asia › Iraq (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  1856 - 1857 (AH 1273)

• Material and technique

  jasper, cut, bevelled, and incised

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › silica › quartz › jasper

• Technique index

  cut;

  marked › incised

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › ornament › gem;

  communications equipment › seal

• Dimensions

  0.9 x 1.1 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.

  EA1980.20

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