1038 | Amulet

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CALIFAL OR LATER PERIOD. Monetiform amulet. (Pb. 9.90g/36x33mm). Possibly 10th-15th century. Large circular piece with elaborate calligraphy that undoubtedly had a suspension element in its upper part of which remains remain. Both areas have the same layout, limited on the outside by two triple linear fillets that leave a narrow smooth band between them. Another triple circular fillet divides the interior into two large areas that support the epigraphic field: The exterior is a band in which a succession of the word اليمن appears. (luck) that is repeated six times on the front and five on the back, in magnificent Kufic calligraphy with the "num" finished in a swan neck and the stems of the long letters finished in a bevel. The central field contains four lines of Kufic pseudo-writing and a thicker central dot. The top line is separated from the rest by a thin linear fillet, and the bottom line is inverted. (Type B-III Amulets; Piece published in Manquso nº8, pages 79-80). Good Very Fine.