Object Number | 29-221-213 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Near East |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Tin | Brass (uncertain) |
Description | Oblong rectangular talisman with black silk cord. Engraved on both sides. front with various arabic inscriptions and magic squares. multi-headed human figure in center. central deity with 17 faces and body covered with inscription; surrounding border of Moslem prayers. back mostly filled with arabic words. 256 small squares with Persian characters, bordered by prayers to Allah. loops on sides hold black swords. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 213 - Sommerville Number | 1535 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number |
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