Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription
Details
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Title
Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription
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Associated place
Iran (place of creation) -
Date
1869 - 1870 (AH 1286) -
Material and technique
chalcedony and jasper, bevelled and incised
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Object type
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Dimensions
1.2 x 1.6 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.
EA1980.5
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Catalogue text
White chalcedony and red jasper; bezel (but the back face is cut in facets round a rectangular centre), bevelled towards the back; oval. Two lines of cursive script (nasta`līq), separated by the return of the loop of the yā' at the end of the first line. Without dots. A date in the centre.
(2) His servant عبده
(1) `Abbās-`Alī عباسعلى
1286/1869-70 ١٢٨٦
Obne 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. 2.2.8 on p. 21, pl. I.2.2.8
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