Talisman
Plaque
29-221-285.1
From: Persia
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-221-285.1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Persia |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Iconography | Zodiac |
| Description | A metallic plaque inlaid with gold representing the twelve signs of the zodiac with talismanic inscriptions. Has been used for casting horoscopes and for ascertaining under what signs talismans were to be prepared. "large disk talisman - front 2 Persian men drinking. Border inscription in Persian (?). Back border inscription with signs of zodiac; another border inscription. Center man sitting in front of a building." |
| Outside Diameter | 18.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1571 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number | 285 - Sommerville Number | 87-5-28 - Found in Collection Number | 92-1-239 - Found in Collection Number |
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