Amulet
BackDescription:
Black limestone pebble amulet, oval with hole in the centre, inscribed in Arabic, engraved on both sides in simple angular script. The words are joined together in continuous lines, six lines per side.
Object type: | amulet |
Museum number: | OA+.13499.a |
Culture/period: | Early Islamic |
Date: | 9thC-10thC (circa) |
Materials: | limestone |
Technique: | engraved |
Dimensions: | Height: 2.40 cm Width: 1.85 cm Thickness: 0.70 cm |
Inscriptions: | Inscription details: inscription (both sides) in Arabic Inscription quoted: Inscription translation: Side A: ‘God.There is no god but Him, the Living, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep seize Him. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth. Who is there who intercedes with Him, save by His permission ? Side B: He knows what is before them and what is after them,while they encompass none of His knowledge apart from that which He wishes. His throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and He is not tired of guarding them. He is the Exalted and the Mighty’ (Qurʼān 2: 255, Jones 2007:58-9) |
Location: | 48 |
Exhibition history: | Exhibited: 2006-2007 23 Sept-7 Jan, Sheffield, Millennium Galleries, 'Art at the Rockface' 2006 22 May-3 Sept, Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, 'Art at the Rockface' 2003 22 Mar-25 May, University of Melbourne, Ian Potter Museum of Art, 'Mightier than the Sword' |
Associated titles: | Associated Title: Qur'an |
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