Title
Cap mohor or Seal Matrix of Encik Bujal
Year/Period
1858–1859
Region
Muar, Johor, Malay Peninsula
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 10.5 x 5.5 cm,
Object size: 10.7 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm
Object size: 10.7 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm
Accession No.
2025-00791
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Malay Heritage Foundation
Seals have survived either as impressions or matrices from the Malay world. One hundred and thirty-four seals have been identified from the Johor, Riau Lingga, and Singapore region by Malay seal expert Annabel Teh Gallop, of which the majority only survive as impressions in documents. This seal matrix crafted in silver was issued by Sultan Ali Iskandar of the Riau-Lingga Sultanate to his senior minister, Encik Bujal, the son of Saadat, in Muar in 1858/9 and inscribed in Jawi with the words al-wakil wa-al-wazir al-Sultan Ali Bujal bin Saadat Sanat 1275.