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Ancient Artifact Review 67 : Antique Malay Bugis Silver Modesty Disc / Pubic...
This is a modesty disc or known as Caping or Chaping originated from Sulawesi Island of Bugis tribe. It is worn to cover a boy or a girl private part especially a toddler.Its widely used in the past by...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 184 : Antique African Islamic Magical Amulet /...
This is an amulet or gris-gris from Africa contains series of squares & numbers based on Quranic verses. This manuscript has each magical square representing each surah in the Quran ( total 114...
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Ancient Coin Review 102 : Antique Spanish Coin ( Pirate cob) from Ferdinand &...
This is a coin from the era of King Ferdinand & Isabella reigning Spain from 1469 - 1504 CE.These are infamous royal couple who drove Muslim out of Spain in the 15th Century.Below is an excerpt...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 185 : Antique Torah Judaism Book ( 1846 CE)
This is a lithographed Judaism book, Thora Tom. II. Printed in Hebrew language. I bought this book in Istanbul.This Torah was used by Jewish community in Turkey. Covers made of textile wrapped around...
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Ancient Artifact Review 68 : Antique Somalia Prayer Mat / Sijjada (200+ years...
This is another very rare acquisition of a leather prayer mat from Somalia. Hundred years of age and been passed down though generations. This prayer mat is made of leather and had been sewn together...
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Ancient Artifact Review 69 : Antique Muslim Malay Gold Threaded Pillow Ends /...
These are 2 Malay artworks called tekat. It is a silver or gold thread embroidery practiced by the Malay from Malaysia. These beautiful pieces are sewn onto both ends of a bolster ( bantal peluk) as...
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Ancient Coin Review 103 : Bendahara Sewa Raja Wan Ahmad Quarter Tampang 1295...
This is a another rare tampang coin from Bendahara Sewa Raja Wan Ahmad . However in 1882 CE he was proclaimed as the first Sultan of Pahang claiming the title Sultan Wan Ahmad AL Muazzam Shah.He used...
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Ancient Artifact Review 70 : Antique Muslim Malay Gold Threaded Pillow Ends /...
This is a product of Malay artwork called tekat. It is a gold thread embroidery practiced by the Malay from Malaysia. These beautiful pieces are sewn onto both ends of a bolster ( bantal peluk) as...
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Ancient Artifact Review 71 : Antique North African Arabic Carved Wooden Door...
This is one piece of a pair of doors beautifully carved. I purchased this door from Dubai. According to the seller it originated from one of African Arabic countries.This door is beautifully carved in...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 186 : Antique Quran Islamic on Papyrus from Egypt (...
This is a papyrus fragment written in Qurra ( Naskh) script in black ink. I couldn't decipher the content of this fragment. It is written in Arabic language and it could be Quranic or just Arabic...
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Ancient Coin Review 104 : Sultan Husain @ Ali Riayat Shah ( Aceh Sultanate...
This is a gold coin from Sultan Ali Riayat Shah era. Sultan Ali original name is Husain and was the second son of Sultan Aladin Riayat Shah. He reigned Aceh from 1571 - 1579 CE.Aceh is a state located...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 187 : Antique Print Map of Malacca / Malaka (...
This is a print map dated 1750CE of an occupied once Islamic Sultanate city, Malacca by Portugese.Malacca used to be a centre of Islamic Sultanate established in the 14th CE and lasted for a centruy...
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Ancient Artifact Review 72 : Antique Jade /Silver Afghan Persian...
This is an old Persian multicontainer from Afghanistan. I couldn't figure out the purpose of this container. The body is made of green jade and reinforced with silver frame and stand. Could this be...
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Ancient Coin Review 105 : Bendahara Sewa Raja Wan Ahmad Quarter Tampang 1295...
This is a another rare tampang coin from Bendahara Sewa Raja Wan Ahmad . However in 1882 CE he was proclaimed as the first Sultan of Pahang claiming the title Sultan Wan Ahmad AL Muazzam Shah.He used...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 188 : Antique Syriac Christianity Manuscript ( 16th...
This is a very rare Syriac manuscript acquired from Turkey. It is written in Syriac Serto script.I could not figure out the content but most likely subject on Christianity Theology and Bible. This...
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Ancient Artifact Review 73 : Antique Muslim Malay Gold Threaded Pillow Ends /...
This is a product of Malay artwork called tekat. It is a gold & silver thread embroidery practiced by the Malay from Malaysia. These beautiful pieces are sewn onto both ends of a bolster (...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 189 : Antique Ottoman Era document / Letter (...
This is a document written in old Turkish. The document was originally folded and sealed. I couldn't figure out what type of document this is. It could be a legal document or a personal ones. It...
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Ancient Coin Review 106 : Antique Spanish Coin ( Pirate cob) from Ferdinand &...
This is a coin from the era of King Ferdinand & Isabella reigning Spain from 1469 - 1504 CE.These are infamous royal couple who drove Muslim out of Spain in the 15th Century.Below is an excerpt...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 190 : Antique Bible / Christianity written in...
This is a papyrus fragment written in Classical Greek language in black ink. Origin from Egypt and purchased from Antique Store in USA in 2016. I discovered this fragment among with my other Arabic...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 191 : Antique Ottoman Era document / Letter ( 1248 AH)
This is a document written in old Turkish. The document was originally folded and sealed. I couldn't figure out what type of document this is. It could be a legal document or a personal ones. There is...
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