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Almoravids, Anonymous Cast PB Amulet. Circa 11th-12th century AD. In the form of a rectangular plaquette with large religious Kufic script on both faces, originally folded to contain a scroll of prayers.
The text consists of about 24 lines distributed across both sides and contains some religious citations from the holy Qur'an, introduced by the "basmala" followed by Qur'an III, 18 (Surat Al 'Imran), which is considered particularly apotropaic or powerful at warding off evil influences.
It also contains invocations to God as an intercessor (shafi'), and its last line addresses the owner with a verse from the Qur'an II, 137 that proclaims: "So God will safeguard you from them. He is All-Hearing and All-Knowing" (fa-sayakfikahumu Allahu wa huwa al-sami' al-'alim). These lines make it clear that both God and the Qur'an act as the supreme sources of knowledge, protection, and intercession. The text on one of the faces it is closed by a double Solomon's seal.
Cf. Gozalbes Cravioto, C., Un ensayo para la catalogación de los amuletos de plomo andalusíes, Boletín de Arqueología Medieval, 12, Madrid, 2005, pp. 7-18. 16.84g, 51mm x 28mm.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
The text consists of about 24 lines distributed across both sides and contains some religious citations from the holy Qur'an, introduced by the "basmala" followed by Qur'an III, 18 (Surat Al 'Imran), which is considered particularly apotropaic or powerful at warding off evil influences.
It also contains invocations to God as an intercessor (shafi'), and its last line addresses the owner with a verse from the Qur'an II, 137 that proclaims: "So God will safeguard you from them. He is All-Hearing and All-Knowing" (fa-sayakfikahumu Allahu wa huwa al-sami' al-'alim). These lines make it clear that both God and the Qur'an act as the supreme sources of knowledge, protection, and intercession. The text on one of the faces it is closed by a double Solomon's seal.
Cf. Gozalbes Cravioto, C., Un ensayo para la catalogación de los amuletos de plomo andalusíes, Boletín de Arqueología Medieval, 12, Madrid, 2005, pp. 7-18. 16.84g, 51mm x 28mm.
Very Fine. Very Rare.