item #5

from: Niger

tribe: unknown tribe

material: Stone

price: $1250.00

This is the reverse side of an old grinding stone on which are inscribed the words, loosely translated, in Arabic, "el hadj Abu Bakar, son of Awrah. God promised him a safe place in paradise," indicating that the stone originally served as a grave marker, between 700 and 1000 years ago. Click on the photo to see it as a grinding stone.

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