Ornament

Talisman

29-221-334

From: Vietnam

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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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