artefact
- Museum number
- Af1949,03.10
- Description
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Square piece of carnelian, inscribed in Arabic.
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.10 centimetres
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Width: 1.10 centimetres
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Depth: 0.30 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Register 1949:
Carnelian, square inscribed piece of.
Probably not older that 17-18th cent. It could have come from any Near Eastern country except N. Africa, or from India. Not a seal, as the inscription is the right way round.
WETI, PEMBA Is, ZANZIBAR.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1949
- Acquisition notes
- Af1949,03.1 to 12 were given by Sir Claud Hollis and are a mixture of items from different parts of Africa.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1949,03.10