White marble funerary stele, Sané necropolis (Gao region), 12th – 13th c. AD, 88 x 44 cm.

Writing

Material: Rocks/Stones | Type: Plaques/Steles/Tablets Documents/Manuscripts/Books Sculptures/Relief carving | Countries: Mali

  • Period

    12th – 18th century AD

  • Red List

    Red List – West Africa

Category

Writing
Steles : Stone plaques (marble, sandstone) with Arabic writing.
Manuscripts : Parchment, paper. From Timbuktu, Djenné, Gao, Kayes and Ségou.
Mostly written in Arabic. Individual pages or entire books, sometimes leather-bound, with or without
illuminations.
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