Amulet

1748 (Early Modern)

5 cm 3.6 cm 0.3 cm

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Amulets are often worn on the body or hung in architectural spaces. Their purpose is to protect against ailments and other types of danger and to encourage success and fortitude. This 18th-century Iranian example is covered with micrographic writing, including verses from the...

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Henry Walters, New York, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, New York, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
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