Seal

Description

Red seal, with a bespoke leather case. The interior lid of the case has a handwritten inscription that reads: ‘The year of the Higyra 1187. The warlike King, Sword of God. The victorious Sovereign Tippoo Sultan. Exalted in dignity, high in Nobility. Prosperous in Fortune’: South Asia, India, Mysore, c1782 – 1783

Museum reference

A.1878.14

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Seal, Seal impression / case

Production information

Mysore, India, South Asia

Date

1782 - 1783

Materials

Leather, Wax

Associations

Tipu Sultan, 1750 - 1799
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

Exhibitions

• Indian Encounters (14 Nov 2014 - 01 Mar 2015)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Sims-Williams, Ursula. 'The official and personal seals of Tipu Sultan of Mysore.' Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (2021) pp.1-16. Doi:10.1017/S1356186321000158 https://www.cambridge.ay, org/core/journals/journal-of-the-royal-asiatic-society/article/abs/official-and-personal-seals-of-tipu-sultan-of-mysore/273D5113A6FBFC0C24071A9CB6029469#article.