Amulet Case with Arabic Writing
This thin, hollow, square box decorated with intricate gold filigree and colorful enamel roundels is likely an amulet case. Such objects are worn around the neck in the Islamic world as protective devices. The case originally contained an inscription on parchment, probably a p...
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20783
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object
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normalized
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Henri Daguerre [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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8
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import
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| imageCount | 8 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/44.151 |
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