EditorialIslamic art. Tombstone of Shaykh 'Afif Allah, son of 'Abdallah, son of 'Ali, son of Sulayman son of 'Arafa, al-Makki. 767H, /1365-6 AD. Basalt. 50x57x22 cm. National Museum, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia.
EditorialBasalt tombstone of Isa B Ahmad al-Akki, Dahlak Archipe-lago, Red Sea, 1188. It is inscribed with Isa B Ahmadi al-Akki and seven of his forefathers and with verses from the Koran. The Dahlak Archipelago off Eritrea had been used as a place of exile by ...