| Object Number | 29-221-176 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Near East |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Stone |
| Technique | Inscribed |
| Description | translucent. pot-shaped? one side smooth, other side has hebrew script. Sommerville Cat. 1506: "Jade - Persian talisman. Oblong. This talisman appears to commence with a disguised form of the divine name, Eloki for Eloah. Then follows a number of Hebrew words, interspersed with mystic combinations of letters of the Hebrew alphabet, which here, however signify numbers. The last two lines a prayer. "(God) He who guards Rebecca, the daughter of Huri, and her child Anam." " |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1506 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number | 176 - Sommerville Number |
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