@article{c4ad97dce7e94d09b14135bfe6d43ede,
title = "A Magical Rock Crystal Gem from Apollonia-Arsūf, Israel",
abstract = "This article discusses an inscribed large crystal rock gem (2.70 x 2.15 x 1.65 cm), retrieved during the excavations at Apollonia-Arsūf. It bears a two-line magical inscription written in linear Kūfic script. It is the first magical rock crystal ever found in a proper archaeological context. Based on its appearance, it can only be vaguely dated between the eighth to the twelfth centuries. A late date would make it contemporary to the associated ceramics in that layer. The relative proximity of the find place to Egypt makes an origin of the talisman from Ftimid Egypt likely, as may also be suggested in our analytical appendix.",
keywords = "Arsūf, Ayyūbid period, Crusader, Fātimid, Linear Kūfic script, Magic, Palestine, Rock crystal, Talisman",
author = "Stefan Heidemann and Annette Zeischka-Kenzler and Oren Tal and Dana Ashkenazi and Omri Dvir",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Equinox Publishing Ltd. 2019. Copyright: Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1558/jia.38017",
language = "אנגלית",
volume = "5",
pages = "225--239",
journal = "Journal of Islamic Archaeology",
issn = "2051-9710",
publisher = "Equinox Publishing Ltd",
number = "2",
}