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Harz (necklace with Quran/Qur’an box)
(حرز عقد مع علبة قرآن مصحف)

Title	Harz (necklace with Quran/Qur’an box)
Title Original	حرز عقد مع علبة قرآن مصحف
Publication Date:	Fourteenth century AH / twentieth century AD
Publication Place	- National Museum of Oman
Subject	Engraved silver
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الطول : 45 سم ، الوزن : 275.6 غرام
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	2013,3307
Record ID	object;EPM;on;Mus21;18;ar
Library Location	National Museum of Oman
Date	Fourteenth century AH / twentieth century AD
Notes	Until recently, it was rare for an Omani craftsman, poet, or writer to sign his work. This tradition of not revealing one's identity was derived from Ibadi Islamic thought. Which encourages sincerity of work to please God Almighty. It is not self-love, and the habit of humility before God still exists to this day. The works are signed for purely practical and illustrative purposes only. These signatures are usually modest in terms of size, location, and method of execution, and it is not strange for the craftsman to sign his work using the name of his town, or the market in which he works, instead of his personal signature.
Sample Text	“Harz (necklace with Quran/Qur’an box)” in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;on;Mus21;18;ar

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Harz (necklace with Quran/Qur’an box)

(حرز عقد مع علبة قرآن مصحف)

Publication Date Fourteenth century AH / twentieth century AD

Publication Place - National Museum of Oman

Subject Engraved silver

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الطول : 45 سم ، الوزن : 275.6 غرام

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 2013,3307

Record ID object;EPM;on;Mus21;18;ar

Library Location National Museum of Oman

Date Fourteenth century AH / twentieth century AD

Notes Until recently, it was rare for an Omani craftsman, poet, or writer to sign his work. This tradition of not revealing one's identity was derived from Ibadi Islamic thought. Which encourages sincerity of work to please God Almighty. It is not self-love, and the habit of humility before God still exists to this day. The works are signed for purely practical and illustrative purposes only. These signatures are usually modest in terms of size, location, and method of execution, and it is not strange for the craftsman to sign his work using the name of his town, or the market in which he works, instead of his personal signature.

Sample Text “Harz (necklace with Quran/Qur’an box)” in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;on;Mus21;18;ar