^Lot 682 QARAKHANID: Anonymous, 12th century, lead charm (13.04g), ND

QARAKHANID: Anonymous, 12th century, lead charm (13.04g), ND, obverse legends inscludes al-'izz wa'l-iqbal … wa'l-salam wa'l-baraka…, reverse various amuletic phrases each ending in al-dawla, thus a reference to the state, Very Fine, RR, Zeno-62901. According to Vladimir Nastich, "Qarakhanid amulet with benevolent legends. Style, calligraphy, ornamentation points to the Kashghar, Yarkand or Khotan origin; date - 11th or most probably 12th C." The obverse marginal text is a repetition of al-mulk, the reverse margin a repetition of al-dawla.