Personal Seal or Ring Stone, no date

  • Islamic, Turkish

Banded agate

  • Overall: 7/16 × 3/4 inches (1.1 × 1.9 cm)

Gift of Frederick Stearns

90.1S11715

Inscribed: [Tavak kalj ala Khalege abdahoo Moostafa (date 1214)] [translated: I believe in God who created me, Moostafa, the slave of God (date 1214).]

Frederick Stearns [1831-1907]

1890-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Islamic, Turkish, Personal Seal or Ring Stone, no date, banded agate. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 90.1S11715.