Large Seal

Location: Iran

Materials: brass, mounted on wooden support

Dimensions: 13.3cm (diameter)

Accession Number: TLS 2708

Other Notes:

In the centre is a Persian legend with the name Muhammad and the date 1022, in nasta‘liq. In the border are quotations from the Qur’an, prayers and the ‘Names of God’, in nasta‘liq and thulth, as well as magic numbers.

Script:

inscribed in nasta‘liq and thulth scripts