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Amulet14th-15th century

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Print on worn tan paper with a line of red Arabic script above a block-printed rectangular design filled with dense Arabic text arranged in concentric square borders and a central circle

Unknown, Amulet, 14th-15th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Amulet
Place Made
North Africa or Spain
Date Made
14th-15th century
Medium
Ink and colors on paper
Dimensions
5 5/8 x 4 3/8 in. (14.28 x 11.11 cm); Mount: 22 x 16 in. (55.88 x 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.370
Classification
Ephemera
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic

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