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The official seal of Shah Tahmasp
(الخاتم الرسمي للشاه طهماسب)

Title	The official seal of Shah Tahmasp
Title Original	الخاتم الرسمي للشاه طهماسب
Publication Date:	Date: 963 AH / 1555 - 6 AD
Publication Place	- Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	3.1 × 2.4 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	TLS 2714
Record ID	object;EPM;uk;Mus21;24;ar
Library Location	Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Date	Date: 963 AH / 1555 - 6 AD
Notes	This ring of spin-cut rock crystal was made for Shah Tahmasp. Seals were widely used in Safavid consulates and were used for a wide variety of purposes. It was often re-excavated and for security reasons was eventually disposed of. There is an inscription expressing the Shiite faith in the lobed decorative elements in the corner, while the names of God, Muhammad and Ali with the date of the year 963 are on the sides. The Shah’s name and title, “Servant of His Majesty the King,” occupies the central region. The inscriptions confirm the link between Shiism and the ruling Safavid family.
Sample Text	“The Official Seal of Shah Tahmasp” in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus21;24;ar

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The official seal of Shah Tahmasp

(الخاتم الرسمي للشاه طهماسب)

Publication Date Date: 963 AH / 1555 - 6 AD

Publication Place - Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 3.1 × 2.4 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID TLS 2714

Record ID object;EPM;uk;Mus21;24;ar

Library Location Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Date Date: 963 AH / 1555 - 6 AD

Notes This ring of spin-cut rock crystal was made for Shah Tahmasp. Seals were widely used in Safavid consulates and were used for a wide variety of purposes. It was often re-excavated and for security reasons was eventually disposed of. There is an inscription expressing the Shiite faith in the lobed decorative elements in the corner, while the names of God, Muhammad and Ali with the date of the year 963 are on the sides. The Shah’s name and title, “Servant of His Majesty the King,” occupies the central region. The inscriptions confirm the link between Shiism and the ruling Safavid family.

Sample Text “The Official Seal of Shah Tahmasp” in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus21;24;ar