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Rectangular bezel amulet with kufic inscription
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
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Near East (probable place of creation)
- Date
- 8th - 9th century AD (AD 701 - 900)
- Material and technique
- lapis lazuli, incised
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 0.7 x 0.2 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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inorganic › stone › gemstone › lapis lazuli,inorganic › mineral › lapis lazuli,inorganic › mineral › gemstone › lapis lazuli
- Technique index
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by Queen's College, University of Oxford.
- Accession no.
- LI902.6
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Further reading
Kalus, Ludvik, Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), no. 1.4 on pp. 51-52, pl. II.1.4
Glossary
kufic
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kufic
A term denoting various styles of angular Arabic script. Emerged in the early centuries of Islam, kufic soon became the preferred hand to copy holy texts.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
Lapis-lazuli; bezel, unbevelled; rectangular. Two lines of kufic script with a straight continuous base line; without dots.
(1) By the greatness [?] [بعلاء [؟
(2) of God الله
In comparision with the other talismans in the collection, this talisman has an unusual inscription and its kufic script is also an exception. It seems to be relatively old, perhaps dating from before the 7th/13th century.
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