MASKUKAT auction #123

CALIPHAL OR TAIFAS PERIOD. Amulet-case. (Pb. 22.52g/34x28x7mm). Possibly 10th-11th century. Rectangular lead case with an opening on the shorter right side and remains of two suspension elements at the top. In both areas, a central flower with five petals framed by a band decorated with horizontal lines and triangles. Good Fine.
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CALIPHAL OR TAIFAS PERIDOD. Rectangular amulet. (Pb. 4.72g/29x19mm). Possibly 10th-11th century. Rectangular lead plaque with signs of having been folded in three parts. Obv: Five lines of Kufic text, of which only the last two are legible: ... الله / بسم (...In the name of God....) and a pentagram. Rev: Four lines of Kufic text: ....الحد / هدم / امير بدر / امر (''Order.... Amir Badr to demolish the border'') below a horizontal line and above it to the right a flower? to the left, above and below it, pentagrams. VF+. Very rare and unpublished. امر.... امير بدر هدم الحد
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CALIPHAL OR LATER PERIOD. Rectangular amulet. (Pb. 2.94g/23x16mm). Possibly 10th-11th century. Rectangular lead plaque with no apparent signs of suspension elements. In both areas, occupying the central field, four lines of linear kufic writing, which are in turn framed by a band, also fully inscribed. (Type AV amulets, with central sector). VF+.
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CALIPHAL OR LATER PERIOD. "Mihrab" amulet. (Pb. 19.49g/38x26mm). Possibly 10th-12th century. Rectangular lead plaque folded into a closed triptych and topped with triangular crenellations at the upper edge. A so-called "mihrab" amulet, it displays elegant Kufic writing on its visible part. The legends are distributed within a framing band and a central field in the shape of a horseshoe arch containing 10 lines of visible writing. (Type A-VI, SIM amulets). VF+. Very interesting.
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TAIFAS OR ALMORAVID PERIOD. ''Central sector'' amulet. (Pb. 15.78g/31x22mm). Possibly 11th-12th century. Rectangular lead plaque folded into a closed triptych. This amulet, one of the so-called ''central sector'' amulets, features Kufic script. The visible part features a simple Kufic Quranic text running along a wide band bordering the piece and a rectangular central sector with at least seven lines of writing. (Similar to Type AV,88 amulets). VF+.
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Taifa or Almoravid Period. ''Central sector'' amulet. (Pb. 14.05g/30x24mm). Possibly 11th century. Rectangular lead plaque folded into a closed triptych and finished with triangular crenellations at the top edge. The visible part features a simple Kufic Quranic text that runs along a band bordering the piece and in the three rectangles that make up the central cartouche. (Type AV amulets). VF+. Unpublished.
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CALIPHAL OR LATER PERIOD. Mihrab amulet. (Pb. 18.71g/34x26mm). Possibly 10th-12th century. Possibly 10th-12th century. Rectangular lead plaque folded in the form of a closed triptych and finished with triangular crenellations on the upper edge. A so-called "mihrab" amulet, it presents elegant Kufic writing on its visible part. The legends are distributed in a framing band, and a central field in the shape of a horseshoe arch that contains 10 lines of visible writing inside. (Type A-VI, SIM amulets). VF+. Very interesting.
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CALIPHAL OR LATER PERIOD. "Mihrab" amulet. (Pb. 21.03g/35x28mm). Possibly 10th-12th century. Rectangular lead plaque folded into a closed triptych. A so-called "mihrab" amulet, its visible part displays elegant Kufic writing, with the shafts of the long letters finished with a bevel. The legends are distributed within a framing band and a central field in the shape of a horseshoe arch containing various legends. (Type A-VI amulets). VF+. Beautiful and very interesting specimen. Unpublished.
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TAIFAS PERIOD. Amulet-case. (Pb. 19.82g/32x32x7mm). Possibly 11th century. Rectangular lead case with an opening on the shorter right side and two fastening or suspension elements at the top. Both areas are bordered by a fine band of lines and a central cartouche divided into two rectangles, each containing a line of writing. (Type A-Boxes-III Amulets). VF+. Unpublished.

https://wearenumismatics.com/amuletos-de-al-andalus/BAmuletos.html
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ALMORAVID PERIOD. Amulet-case. (Mfg. 19.98g/32x31x7mm). Possibly 12th century. Rectangular lead case with an opening on the shorter right side. It preserves two facing suspension rings at the top. In both areas, elegant, raised, linear Kufic script with beveled edges. One word on the Obverse: الملك. and another on the Rev: لله. which together mean: "Sovereignty belongs to God." (Amulets 177-D4. Type A-Boxes-III). VF+.

https://wearenumismatics.com/alandalus-amulets/D4.html
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TAIFAS OR ALMORAVID PERIOD. Mihrab amulet. (Pb. 13.33g/26x25mm). Possibly 10th-12th century. Rectangular lead plaque folded in the form of a closed triptych and finished with triangular crenellations on the upper edge. A so-called "mihrab" amulet, it presents elegant Kufic writing on its visible part. The legends are distributed in a double epigraphic framing band, and a central field in the shape of a horseshoe arch that contains 10 lines of visible writing inside. (Type A-VI amulets). Extremely Fine-. Unpublished.
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CALIPHAL OR LATER PERIOD. Amulet-case. (Pb. 19.22g/26x14mm). Possibly 10th-12th century. Cylindrical lead case with an oval lid and two facing fastening rings at the top. The decoration is based on a succession of parallel bands along the piece. The first contains a well-executed epigraphic band in Kufic and some of the upper letter endings finished with a bevel and swan's neck, while the second features a repeated wave motif. This pattern appears to be repeated three times, with a total of six bands, separated from each other by a very fine border of diagonal stripes. (Similar to Amulets 231. Type B-Tubes-with two handles). VF+.

https://wearenumismatics.com/alandalus-amulets/G14.html
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ALMORAVID PERIOD. Amulet-case. (Pb. 13.15g/33x21mm). Possibly 12th century. Lead case in the shape of a six-sided tube with an opening on the left side. The piece features linear Kufic writing, which runs along two consecutive lines, each occupying one of the longer sides, as well as the shorter right side, where three lines appear. The piece has two holes on one of its sides, probably the remnant of two suspension elements. (Amulets 358-N9. Type B - Tubes - with two handles). VF-.

https://wearenumismatics.com/amulets-of-al-andalus/N9.html
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CALIPHAL OR TAIFAS PERIOD. Amulet-case. (Pb. 34.27, 80g/40x28x9mm).
Possibly 11th century. Rectangular lead case with an opening on the shorter right side and remains of two fastening or suspension elements at the top. Both areas are bordered by a thin band and a central cartouche divided into three rectangles, each occupied by a line of writing. (Type A Amulets - Boxes - III). Extremely Fine. Extraordinary and unpublished specimen.
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