Caption

Fragment of an amulet with an Arabic inscription, inscription probably with magical meaning, Islamic art, Arabic culture, amulet with Arabic inscription, 11th–12th century, Egypt; height 1.1 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 0.9 cm, A translucent, crescent-shaped object with a glossy surface floats against a dark background; the object is mostly clear with cloudy white and pale beige areas, and it shows a few rough, chipped edges and surface scratches. Several shallow, linear incisions form repeating angular patterns across the object's face, and there are a few tiny brownish spots and inclusions visible within the material. The overall colors visible are clear/translucent, white, beige, brown, and dark blue-black from the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_236

License type

Rights managed

Available size

19.3Mb (447.1Kb) / 9.9in x 7.6in / 2968 x 2277 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment amulet Arabic inscription inscription magical meaning Islamic art Arabic culture 11th–12th century Egypt height 1.1 cm width 2.5 cm depth 0.9 cm translucent crescent-shaped object glossy surface floats dark background object mostly clear cloudy white pale beige areas rough chipped edges surface scratches Several shallow linear incisions form repeating angular patterns across object's face tiny brownish spots inclusions visible within material colors visible clear white beige brown dark blue-black background.