8th-10th century AD. A bronze amuletic plaque with discoid panel and addorsed birds below the suspension loop, the panel with dense Kufic script; stamped design to the reverse. See Blair, S.S. Islamic Inscriptions, Edinburgh, 1998 for discussion. 54 grams, 77mm (3"). Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection. Fine condition.