The Arabesque® Imperial Fatimid-Style 10th century Egyptian Bismillah in Arabic Kufic Script with Medieval Islamic Arabesque Pattern Border

The Arabesque® Imperial Fatimid-Style 10th century Egyptian Bismillah in Arabic Kufic Script with Medieval Islamic Arabesque Pattern Border

$68.00 $80.00


Kufic is the popular word attributed to angular Arabic script which dominated medieval Islamic art and architecture from the beginning of the 8th to the end of the 12th century until it slowly began to be replaced with more rounded forms of Arabic script. The Fatimids were an Islamic dynasty in Egypt and North Africa and ruled parts of North Africa, the Mediterranean, Egypt, and the Levant and Arabian peninsula between 909 - 1171. Among creating several unique forms of expression within the vocabulary of medieval Islamic art, they are known for the beautiful floriated kufic inscriptions that covered their art and architecture. This "Bismillah" plaque, is an example of prime imperial Fatimid angular Arabic script (Kufic) accompanied by arabesque ornament. It has been woodburned and stained to create a beautiful eye-catching historically-rich work of art for your favorite space in your home or office.

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