COLLECTION OF OTTOMAN STONE INSCRIBED INTAGLIOS. Ca. AD 1500 - 1800. A collection of five inscribed stone intaglios, including, from left to right: an oval carnelian with calligraphic script within a dotted border; a square intaglio with neatly divided inscription; a dark red carnelian of octagonal form with dense lines of script; a large oval intaglio in black stone engraved with cursive calligraphy; and a smaller oval carnelian densely ornamented with vegetal and epigraphic motifs. For similar see: V. Porter, Arabic and Persian seals and Amulets in the British Museum, Cat. 330, 522-530. Size: 15-25mm x 14-18mm; Weight: 14g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the London art market; formerly with R. Unger, Parthenon gallery, 1990s.