Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
1860
Basım Yeri
Lebanon (made) -
Konu
Magic Square
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Length: 2.7cm, Height: 2.7cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
87-1873
Kayıt Numarası
87-1873
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
1860
Notlar
Amulets, which were believed to protect the owner against harm of all kind, were widely worn in the Islamic world. They could take many forms. This little silver square is engraved with a careful pattern of Arabic characters which form a âmagic squareâ. Magic squares can contain numbers or letters. Their potency derives from the way in which they are arranged, where the numbers typically add up to the same sum in each direction, and the letters form words or phrases with hidden meanings.
Örnek Metin
Note Inscription; decoration
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Engraved sheet silver Silver
Fiziksel açıklama
Square of sheet silver with the front divided into 25 squares, each containing an Arabic character. There is a small hole for suspension drilled in the centre of the top side.
