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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	Silver, gold leaf
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الطول : 42 سم ، الوزن : 201,1 غرام
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	2012,882
Record ID	object;EPM;on;Mus21;21;ar
Library Location	National Museum of Oman
Date	Fourteenth century AH / twentieth century AD
Notes	Squares, rectangles, rhombuses, and their triangle components are widespread as elements of Omani design, and can easily be implemented as simple shapes of straight, overlapping lines. Therefore, these shapes are most prominent on solid materials, such as stones, bones, metals, and wood. These shapes in wood are usually multi-faceted, a technique that makes the engraving eye-catching. Through the interplay of light and shadow, angular patterns also appear in the textile and basket-making industries. The methods of making them depend on the use of straight elements, and the reliance on these designs is evident in the various shapes of necklaces for memorizing the Qur’an (brooches), and these designs also appear in square rings and diamond-shaped decorative pins.
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;21;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 Silver, gold leaf

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الطول : 42 سم ، الوزن : 201,1 غرام

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 2012,882

Record ID object;EPM;on;Mus21;21;ar

Library Location National Museum of Oman

Date Fourteenth century AH / twentieth century AD

Notes Squares, rectangles, rhombuses, and their triangle components are widespread as elements of Omani design, and can easily be implemented as simple shapes of straight, overlapping lines. Therefore, these shapes are most prominent on solid materials, such as stones, bones, metals, and wood. These shapes in wood are usually multi-faceted, a technique that makes the engraving eye-catching. Through the interplay of light and shadow, angular patterns also appear in the textile and basket-making industries. The methods of making them depend on the use of straight elements, and the reliance on these designs is evident in the various shapes of necklaces for memorizing the Qur’an (brooches), and these designs also appear in square rings and diamond-shaped decorative pins.

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;21;ar