Amulet
| Object Number: | 29-221-296 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Islamic |
| Provenience: | Persia |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Bronze |
| Depth: | 8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 1549 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number 296 - Sommerville Number 87-5-17 - Found in Collection Number |
Description
Circular with raised rim design (fish and curved arrows?). Knob in center. back engraved with Arabic in a six point star surrounded by hexagons.
"small bronze mirror used as talisman"
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Collection of Talismans (Maxwell Sommerville) (23 Oct 1889 - 31 Dec 1889) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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