Islamic tomb at Savina Square (Rabat, Gozo Island, Malta). Tomb dating back to the period of Arab presence in the Maltese Islands (870-1249 AD). It was covered by a slab bearing an Arabic inscription with kufic characters. Its prismatic shape belongs to the type called "mqabriyyah" which is believed to have originated in the Maghreb. It would belong to a Muslim cemetery outside the walls of the medieval village of Gozo. Gozo Museum of Archaeology. Cittadela of Victoria in Gozo. Malta.
Islamic tomb at Savina Square (Rabat, Gozo Island, Malta). Tomb dating back to the period of Arab presence in the Maltese Islands (870-1249 AD). It was covered by a slab bearing an Arabic inscription with kufic characters. Its prismatic shape belongs to the type called "mqabriyyah" which is believed to have originated in the Maghreb. It would belong to a Muslim cemetery outside the walls of the medieval village of Gozo. Gozo Museum of Archaeology. Cittadela of Victoria in Gozo. Malta.