Safavid or Qajar Agate Seal

Culture: Persian
Origin: Persia
Period: 17th–18th century AD
Object: Seal
Materials: Agate
Dimensions: 16 x 14 x 2 mm, 1.23 g
Catalogue: ANT-161

PERSIA, SAFAVID TO QAJAR ERA, Circa 17th-18th Century AD. Agate Seal (1.23 gm; 16mm x 14mm x 2mm). Seal with finest Nasta'liq calligraphy, phrase in veneration of Imam Ali the first Shia imam and 4th Rashedoon khalif, meaning, I am eternally grateful as I made a seal from rubi professing my love and veneration for Imam Ali. Excellent condition.

Provenance

Photograph: Pars Coins.

Acquired

VAuctions · 2023