Ornament

Talisman

29-221-322

From: Vietnam

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-221-322
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Vietnamese (uncertain)
Provenience Vietnam
Date Made pre 1889
Section Asian
Materials Shell
Technique Painted
Inscription Language Sanskrit
Description

Annamite talisman with religious inscription. Cloud-shaped ornament with three Sanskrit characters in black paint on one side. The central character is hum.

Length 4 cm
Width 2.5 cm
Depth 0.1 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 322 - Sommerville Number | 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number

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