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Waqf Seal

TLS 3090 | Iran | circa 1500

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Artwork Details

Title: Waqf Seal

Date: circa 1500

Location: Iran

Materials: jade

Dimensions: 3.4 x 3.5cm

Accession Number: TLS 3090

Other Notes:

This is the waqf seal of Ghiyath al-Din Mansur (866–948 AH/ 1461–1542 AD), the son of Sadr al-Din Muhammad Husayni Dashtaki (d 903 AH/ 1497–8 AD) who founded the Mansuriya Madrasa in Shiraz.

Script:

inscribed in a casual thulth script

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