Oval bezel seal with kufic inscription

Details

• Title

  Oval bezel seal with kufic inscription

• Associated people

  Muhammad al-Mahdi (occultation AD 940) (named on object)

  al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (died AD 874) (named on object)

  'Ali al-Hadi ibn Muhammad (died AD 868) (named on object)

  Muhammad Jawad ibn 'Ali (died AD 835) (named on object)

  'Ali ibn Musa (AD 765 - 818) (named on object)

  Musa ibn Ja'far (died AD 799) (named on object)

  'Ali ibn Abi Talib ("'Ali ibn Abi Talib") (ruled AD 656 - 661) (named on object)

  Ja'far ibn Muhammad (died AD 765) (named on object)

  Prophet Muhammad (c. AD 570 - 632) (named on object)

  Muhammad ibn 'Ali (died AD 733) (named on object)

  'Ali ibn al-Husayn (died AD 714) (named on object)

  Husain ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (AD 626 - 680) (named on object)

  Hasan ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (AD c. 625 - 669) (named on object)

  Fatima (AD 606 - 632) (named on object)

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt (find spot)

  Asia › Iran (place of creation)

• Date

  14th century (1301 - 1400)

• Material and technique

  cornelian, bevelled and incised

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › silica › quartz › cornelian

• Technique index

  cut;

  marked › incised

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › ornament › gem;

  communications equipment › seal

• Dimensions

  1.2 x 1.8 x 0.2 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the Reverend Greville J. Chester, 1872.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.3308

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