Gold seal of the British colonel D’Arcy Todd
(1840 - 1841)
Unknown
The seal has a
border carved with Persian verses and a central part inscribed with the
name of D’Arcy Todd referring to him as the envoy of the mighty
government of England to the Indies. The handle of the seal is decorated
with enamelled floral motifs typical of the Qajar period and with a
portrait of a European nobleman, perhaps the seal’s owner. Iran, AH 1256
(1840/1). H. 2,8 cm. (ΓΕ_21772).
length
3.6
Derechos de la imagen
Benaki Museum
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