Object Number | 29-221-334 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Vietnamese (uncertain) |
Provenience | Vietnam |
Date Made | pre 1889 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bronze | Brass |
Technique | Incised |
Inscription Language | Sanskrit |
Description | Annamite talisman with religious inscription. Cloud-shaped ornament with four Sanskrit characters in black paint on one side. Most likely oṃ ā huṃ (唵啞吽) in Ranjana script. |
Length | 7.5 cm |
Width | 4 cm |
Depth | 0.1 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 333 - Sommerville Number | 1783 1784 1795 1786 1787 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number |
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