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Originally Posted by Edster
Ibrahiim,
Thanks for posting these two great links. The Graham article may have unlocked the mystery of the silver grip govers in my Kaskara Silver Dress essay!! The Star & Comet motif may be explained in the Dotted Cross and Stars within the Seven Seals. Likewise, the Squares could be an interpretation of the Dotted Cross as well. This may be a stretch, but so far it's the best explanation available. I'll revise the essay to include this speculation.
William,
The Sotheby's image of an Ali Dinar sword (c.1916) from shows magic squares on the blade.
(Help. I cannot attach images (Figs. 10a, 8 & 1) from the Kaskara Silver Dress essay) to this reply. The Manage Attachments button does not open.)
Ed
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Hi Ed
Well as i wrote previously but clearly nobody look at it
read this book, one Sudanese sword is mentionned...
Power and Protection: Islamic Art and the Supernatural (Paperback)
by Francesca Leoni, Christiane Gruber
Kubur