Curator of Islamic collections in the British Museum, Porter presents a catalog of clay, bronze, lead, and stone seals from the 8th century until after the 14th. Each entry includes a color
photograph, description and special features, name or other engraving, size, date acquired, number, and collection it is in. They are divided into sections according to those with names, names
and phrases, phrases, re-engraved seals and seals with Arabic inscriptions on both sides, seals from the 14th century after, dated, Indo-Muslim andmiscellaneous, and amulets. Seals and amulets
are introduced separately. Essays discuss identifying the materials of the seals and amulets, and methods of engraving. There is no index. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book
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