Caption

Fragment of an amulet with an Arabic inscription, message provenance, Islamic art, Arabic culture, amulets, inscriptions, Arabic language, inscription probably with magical meaning, 11th–12th century, Egypt, amulet, height 1.1 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 0.9 cm, A translucent, dome-shaped object with a smooth curved top and an irregular jagged bottom edge sits against a dark black background, showing a clear to milky white appearance with areas of pale brownish and grayish inclusions and surface marks, and a small patch of muted red near one edge; the surface bears shallow linear grooves and scratches arranged in horizontal groupings and vertical strokes, and light reflects off glossy and slightly frosted areas creating subtle highlights and shadows.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_237

License type

Rights managed

Available size

19.3Mb (432.7Kb) / 9.9in x 7.6in / 2968 x 2277 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment amulet Arabic inscription message provenance Islamic art Arabic culture amulets inscriptions Arabic language inscription magical meaning 11th–12th century Egypt height 1.1 cm width 2.5 cm depth 0.9 cm translucent dome-shaped object smooth curved top irregular jagged bottom edge sits dark black background showing clear milky white appearance areas pale brownish grayish inclusions surface marks small patch muted red near edge surface bears shallow linear grooves scratches arranged horizontal groupings vertical strokes light reflects off glossy slightly frosted creating subtle highlights shadows.