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‘Atiqot 57 (2007)
ISBN 2948-040X
An Islamic Amulet from Khirbat el-Ni‘ana
(pp. 163–164)
Nitzan Amitai-Preiss
Keywords: Islamic art, pendant, epigraphy
A bronze amulet was found during the excavations at Khirbat el-Ni‘ana. Its obverse is artistically decorated with the motif of an arch supported by two pillars, from which hangs a mosque lamp. The reverse contains an eight-line pseudo-Arabic inscription.