| Object Number | 29-221-329 |
| 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 shell ornament with four Sanskrit characters in black paint on one side. Most likely oṃ ā huṃ (唵啞吽) in Ranjana script. |
| Length | 4.8 cm |
| Width | 2.9 cm |
| Depth | 0.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 329 - Sommerville Number | 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number |
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