Seal
ca. 1777 (made)
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Oval black jasper seal inscribed in Persian with name of 'Alexander Elliot, 1777.'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Black jasper |
| Brief description | Black Jasper oval tablet, engraved in reverse in Persian nasta‘liq, with: الکسندر الیت ۱۷۷۷ Alexander Elliot, 1777 The void is lightly engraved with small floral details. |
| Physical description | Seal, black jasper, oval, inscribed in reverse in persian nastaliq with the name and date 'Alexander Elliot1777'. The void lightly incised with small floral motifs. |
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| Object history | Bought from the collection of Gaston de Saint-Maurice (1831-1905) in 1884. Saint-Maurice displayed his extensive art collection at the 1878 Paris exhibition, in a gallery entitled L'Egypte des Khalifes. This was part of an official sequence of displays celebrating the history of Egypt, presented by the Egyptian state at this international event. Saint-Maurice held a position at the Khedival court, and had lived in Cairo in 1868-1878. Following the exhibition, Saint-Maurice offered his collection for sale to the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A). |
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| Summary | Oval black jasper seal inscribed in Persian with name of 'Alexander Elliot, 1777.' |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. pp.92 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 965-1884 |
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| Record created | July 30, 2008 |
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