AN EARLY ISLAMIC ROCK CRYSTAL TALISMAN of ovoid form, engraved on one side with six lines of kufic divided by rules, pierced through for suspension, probably Syria or Mesopotamia, circa 9th/12th century (very slight surface abrasion)

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AN EARLY ISLAMIC ROCK CRYSTAL TALISMAN of ovoid form, engraved on one side with six lines of kufic divided by rules, pierced through for suspension, probably Syria or Mesopotamia, circa 9th/12th century (very slight surface abrasion)
1 x 1¼in. (2.4 x 3cm.)

Lot Essay

For a discussion of rock crystal talismans, most of which contain invocations against drought, see Kalus, L.: 'Rock Crystal Talismans Against Drought', in Brosch, N.: Jewellery and Goldsmithing in the Islamic World, Jerusalem, 1987, pp.101-104

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