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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.59
Title
Amulet with Incised Decoration and Inscriptions
Classification
Amulets
Work Type
amulet
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey)
Period
Ottoman period
Culture
Ottoman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/148242

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Metal
Dimensions
13.09 g

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
David Mitten, purchase. Purchased c. 1999 by David Mitten in an antique shop in Istanbul, Turkey.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David Gordon Mitten in honor of Mary McWilliams
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.59
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Inscriptions in Arabic consist of a chart of paired letters; the names of the archangels; the phrase "What God Wills", legible is"Qitmir", the name of the dog who guarded the "Companioons of the Cave", the Seal of Solomon, and names, most of which have so far defied identification.

Verification Level

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