Good day
I am trying to figure out more about this holder. It is brass and a white metal. Can't find any makers mark. The front do have Arabic writing on it. Any help is welcome
Groete
Jannie
Brass and silver metal holder
Re: Brass and silver metal holder
Hello Jannie
This is an amulet designed to be hung around the neck or perhaps from a garment.
See a related piece at https://omanisilver.com/contents/en-us/ ... ulets.html You will need to scroll down a bit to find the "Oman amulet with a magic quadrant".
If you google "magic squares bedouin silver" you ought to find another related image on a commecial site.
The 3 x 3 squares on your item each contain a number and the three numbers in each column or row or major diagonal add up to 15. I don't know if 15 has any particular significance.
There is additional information at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_squ ... lim_Iberia and there is a suggestion that such an amulet with 3 x 3 squares is associated with child bearing.
A very interesting piece. Thanks for posting.
Damon
This is an amulet designed to be hung around the neck or perhaps from a garment.
See a related piece at https://omanisilver.com/contents/en-us/ ... ulets.html You will need to scroll down a bit to find the "Oman amulet with a magic quadrant".
If you google "magic squares bedouin silver" you ought to find another related image on a commecial site.
The 3 x 3 squares on your item each contain a number and the three numbers in each column or row or major diagonal add up to 15. I don't know if 15 has any particular significance.
There is additional information at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_squ ... lim_Iberia and there is a suggestion that such an amulet with 3 x 3 squares is associated with child bearing.
A very interesting piece. Thanks for posting.
Damon
Re: Brass and silver metal holder
Damon wrote:Hello Jannie
This is an amulet designed to be hung around the neck or perhaps from a garment.
See a related piece at https://omanisilver.com/contents/en-us/ ... ulets.html You will need to scroll down a bit to find the "Oman amulet with a magic quadrant".
If you google "magic squares bedouin silver" you ought to find another related image on a commecial site.
The 3 x 3 squares on your item each contain a number and the three numbers in each column or row or major diagonal add up to 15. I don't know if 15 has any particular significance.
There is additional information at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_squ ... lim_Iberia and there is a suggestion that such an amulet with 3 x 3 squares is associated with child bearing.
A very interesting piece. Thanks for posting.
Damon
Thanks Damon, I was wondering what the numerals in the blocks represents. The object is actually a box with lid.
Here are some more images
Groete
Jannie
Re: Brass and silver metal holder
Hello Jannie
Thanks for the additional photos. I had not appreciated the size or depth of your item
I now think it is a Quran box, likely from North Africa
If you google "Morocco Quran box" you will find similar items including some with the nine numbers in the 3 X 3 square
Damon
Thanks for the additional photos. I had not appreciated the size or depth of your item
I now think it is a Quran box, likely from North Africa
If you google "Morocco Quran box" you will find similar items including some with the nine numbers in the 3 X 3 square
Damon