Double-Sided Tombstone 10th century and dated A.H. 646/ A.D. 1248-49 This marble tombstone is carved on both sides: on the side on view, a Qur'anic verse (Sura 3:18) is inscribed in robust kufic script, characteristic of the Fatimid period. More than two centuries later, the stone was reused, again as a tomb marker. It was inverted and carved with an inscription that includes a death date of 1248-49, framed within an arch on columns with rosettes in the spandrels and a lamp suspended from its apex.. Double-Sided Tombstone 457055
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