| Object Number | 29-221-302 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Persia |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Ostrich Egg Shell |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Description | Large basso-rilievo carved on oval ostrich shell with decorative writing, probably Persian in three sections. Sommerville 1640: Large basso-rilievo on ostrich egg-shell--Intricate monogrammatic talismanic inscription, a repetition of the phrase, "There is no one high with Allah," rendered in diverse manners. Sommerville 1642: Large basso-rilievo on ostrich egg-shell--inscription also monogrammatic, talismanic, and similar. |
| Length | 12.5 cm |
| Width | 6.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1640? 1642? - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number | 302 - Sommerville Number |
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