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.

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