Name: Plaque with inscription
Provenance: The hillside of the Castle of Mértola
Location: Museum of Mértola / Islamic Art Museum
Description: A rectangular plaque with polished surfaces, where an inscription was made. The inscription consists of a sequence of Arabic letters, painted in black, and repeated five times, meaning "for him”. These plaques covered small boxes or decorated chests with metal ornaments.
Dimensions: Length: 61mm, width: 17mm.
Chronology: 11th century / first half of the 12th century.
Retrieved from: TORRES, Cláudio; MACIAS, Santiago (ed.) (2003): Museu de Mértola: arte islâmica. Mértola: Campo Arqueológico de Mértola, pp.173.
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