Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription and floral decoration
Details
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Title
Oval bezel seal with nasta‘liq inscription and floral decoration
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Associated place
Iran (possible) (possible place of creation) -
Date
1749 - 1750 (AH 1163) -
Material and technique
chalcedony, cut, bevelled, and incised
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Object type
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Dimensions
1.3 x 1.8 x 0.25 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.
EA1980.14
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Catalogue text
Yellow-orange chalcedony; bezel, bevelled towards the front (rounded); oval; back angle cut. One ensemble of cursive script (nasta`līq). A date beneath.
Muḥammad Ḥasan ابراهيم
[1]163[?]/1749-50 ١١٣ [؟]
On the ground are schematic stems and flower heads consisting of crossed strokes. One 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. 2.3.15 on p. 37, pl. I.2.3.15
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