Seljuk Engraved Turquoise Calligraphic Intaglio

CIRCA 13TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (2.19 grams, 18 mm).

Oval cabochon with an inscription within a double-bordered square with a star at the centre, a line of text on each side of the outer edges of the square. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.

Literature

Cf. British Museum & British Library, Lasting Impressions, Seals from the Islamic World, London, 2010, for similar intaglios.

CONDITION

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