Talisman

Leather Fragment

29-236-60

From: Algeria

Curatorial Section: African

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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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