| Object Number | 29-221-332 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Vietnamese (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Vietnam |
| Date Made | pre 1889 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bronze | Brass |
| Technique | Incised |
| Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
| Description | Annamite talisman with religious inscription. Cloud-shaped ornament with incised Chinese characters on one side: 唵嘛呢??吽 which is a derivation of 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 which is oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ rendered with Chinese characters. |
| Length | 7.3 cm |
| Width | 4.5 cm |
| Depth | 0.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 332 - Sommerville Number | 1783 1784 1795 1786 1787 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number |
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