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Amulet with Incised Decoration and Inscriptions

Amulet with Incised Decoration and Inscriptions

Ottoman

Inscriptions in Arabic consist of a chart of paired letters; the names of the archangels; the phrase "What God Wills", legible is"Qitmir", the name of the dog who guarded the "Companioons of the Cave", the Seal of Solomon, and names, most of which have so far defied identification.

Metal

Ottoman period

Amulets