Orissan & Islamic Seal, India, Antique

Brass Seal in Arabic & Oriya Script – Indian Police

Orissa, India

dated AD 1813

diameter: 3.5cm; height: 5.2cm

This brass seal is in both Arabic and Oriya, a language spoken in India’s Orissa state. It is dated 1813 using the Western calendar. The seal is attached to a native resin handle. The script indicates that the seal is from a police station in Orissa.

Oriya has had significant Buddhist and Jain influence. As with other South Asia scripts, it has a curved appearance, the result of the practice of writing on palm leaves, which have a tendency to tear if too many straight lines are used.

Inventory no.: 364

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