| Object Number |
29-221-177 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Provenience |
Near East |
| Section |
Near Eastern |
| Materials |
Stone |
| Description |
translucent blue, rectangular. decorated with lines and triangles. unidentified writing (arabic?) (Kufic?) |
| Credit Line |
Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number |
1507 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number | 177 - Sommerville Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| Sommerville, Maxwell. Engraved Gems: Their History and an Elaborate View of Their Place In Art. Maxwell Sommerville, 1889. See: #1507 |
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| Sommerville, Maxwell. Manual Descriptive of a Collection of Talismans Engraved on Stones and Metals of Various Countries and Epochs, Illustrative of What Man has Worn for his Protection from Accident and Disease; Also, Ancient Gems, Babylonian Cylinders, Persian Seals, etc.. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology and Paleontology, 1889. See: Pg. 10, Fig. 1507 |
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