Correct Qajaric construction with cast bronze handle and hand-carved stone sealing surface. No indications of modern tooling or reproduction. Culture: Qajaric Islamic world. Muhammad was especially favored on seals as a declaration of faith and spiritual identity.
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The Piece An exceptionally rare and historically vital bronze weight from the foundation of the Abbasid Caliphate. Condition Report Choice very fine condition. Culture: Early Islamic (Abbasid Caliphate).
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Culture: Islamic (Mamluk period). This authentic Islamic bronze ring dates to the Mamluk period and represents a type commonly worn by pilgrims, travelers, or devotees. Rings of this kind often functioned both as personal seals and as devotional or protective objects, carried during travel or pilgrimage.
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Umayyad Lead Seal LiAmir Abd al Malik 700AD Genuine Artifact. Date: 700AD. Culture / Region: Umayyad Caliphate. These early Islamic seals represent tangible evidence of the formative administrative structure of the Umayyad state.
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Date: 800AD. Standard: Triple Dirham Unit. Weight aligns precisely with known early Islamic dirham multiples. The reverse bears concentric ring markings typical of early Islamic official weight production.
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Date: 1100AD. Such rings served both spiritual and personal identity functions. Complete ring with intact shank.
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Islamic Bronze Signet Ring 1000AD Kufic Seal Genuine Artifact. Date: 1000AD. The ring remains fully functional and produces a clear seal impression in clay, as shown. Such pieces functioned both as identification devices and symbols of personal authority.
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The obverse features stylized Arabic calligraphy, likely representing the imperial Tughra or a regional administrative stamp. Museum Parallels The British Museum: See the collection of Ottoman lead seals and tokens from the Near East (e.g., Accession 1891,0611.2).
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Date: Circa 12th–13th century AD (Era of Saladin). Humphreys, R.S., From Saladin to the Mongols, pp. 70–78. Nicolle, D., Saladin and the Saracens, pp. 80–84. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, inv. British Museum, London, inv.
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The internal cord channel is intact and shows mineralization consistent with 1, 300 years of burial. The Kufic lettering is sharp and consistent with known Umayyad epigraphy. The Ashmolean Museum: Accession Number HRI.
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