 IAA Number: 1960-846
 | Object's Name: Amulet Inscribed
Period: Fatimid
Material: Silver
Site: Caesarea
Lenght: 5.7 cm
Wide: 3.2 cm
Description: Small rectangular amulet with a ledge-shaped "ear" at its upper
edge, resembling the Roman-Byzantine tradition of the "Tabula
Ansata". Lengthwise, on the amulet is an inscription of five lines,
with
Surah No.112 from the Quran that declaring the singularity of God.
The inscription was engraved on the plaque and coloured in niello.
The amulet is part of a jewellery hoard from Ceasarea which was
concealed in a small jar. Based upon Paleographic considerations it
is
dated to the end of the 11th century- the beginning of the the 12th
century.The "ear" shaped protrusion is repaired
Bibliography: Rosen-Ayalon, M. Studies in Memory of Gaston Wiet 1977. "A Silver Ring from Medieval Islamic Times". Jerusalem, 195-201, Pl. XIV, no.3.
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