![Amulet, 11th century; Fatimid Egypt Ink on paper Source: Amulet [Egypt] (1978.546.32) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dLmHaChKhqo/TjuhtQRwB_I/AAAAAAAAF70/kyXCnltr_ng/h2_1978.546.32.jpg?imgmax=640)
Centuries before block printing was introduced in Europe, the technique was used in the Islamic world to produce miniature texts consisting of prayers, incantations, and Qur’anic verses that were kept in amulet boxes. The text on this amulet is in the angular kufic script. The six-pointed star, a familiar symbol in Islamic art, is usually called “Solomon’s seal.”
Source: Amulet [Egypt] (1978.546.32) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Amulet, 11th century; Fatimid Egypt Ink on paper Source: Amulet [Egypt] (1978.546.32) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
