1064 | Amulet

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TAIFAS PERIOD. Amulet-case. (Ae. 11.60g/27x25mm). Possibly 11th century. Lenticular-shaped case and remains of two suspension rings on the upper edge. Anv: An illegible epigraphic band surrounding a central circle, in which an eight-pointed star in continuous lines is inscribed. Rev: An epigraphic band in simple Kufic with the Prophetic Mission of Muhammad: محمد رسول ألله (Muhammad is the Messenger of God) surrounding the central circle, and in this a radiating star of och or blunt-tipped oval arms, each surrounded by a narrow linear fillet. In the center it has a great point. The piece has a hole in the lower part of the obverse and two much smaller ones in the upper part of the reverse. (Amulets 161- G39. Type, A-Boxes-I, same copy). Very Fine.