Talisman
Leather Fragment
29-236-60
From: Algeria
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 29-236-60 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hebrew |
Provenience | Algeria |
Locus | Nezla |
Section | African |
Materials | Leather |
Description | Arabic something of a scaled brown leather. Has gold fringe attached to scaled side of leather on straight side. Below fringe in center is large tooth, 3 hammered coins and cut out set of letters. Either side of these has fringed leather. Reverse side has reinforcement of leather with central area with gold fringe holding in on 4 sides a copper plate with inscriptions on it. |
Length | 26 cm |
Width | 16 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 60.S - Sommerville Number | 29-96-291 - Original Number |
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