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Amulet1000-1250

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Tall narrow textile strip with dense Arabic script in dark blue-black ink on aged tan fabric, ending in a ruled grid of small inscribed cells

Unknown, Amulet, 1000-1250, 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
Egypt
Date Made
1000-1250
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
13 3/4 x 3 in. (34.92 x 7.62 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.2002.1.371
Classification
Ephemera
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic

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