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Sommerville, Maxwell. Manual Descriptive of a Collection of Talismans Engraved on Stones and Metals of Various Countries and Epochs, Illustrative of What Man has Worn for his Protection from Accident and Disease; Also, Ancient Gems, Babylonian Cylinders, Persian Seals, etc.. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology and Paleontology, 1889.

Reference

  • Object[137]
  • no[25]
  • yes[112]
  • no[135]
  • yes[2]
  • near eastern[137]
  • amulet[37]
  • bowl[5]
  • box[4]
  • bracelet[1]
  • cameo[12]
  • case[1]
  • cylinder seal[5]
  • dice[3]
  • disc[1]
  • figurine[34]
  • finger ring[7]
  • gem[2]
  • key[1]
  • knucklebone[1]
  • medallion[3]
  • mirror[2]
  • pendant[5]
  • plaque[1]
  • ring[11]
  • staff head[2]
  • stamp seal[5]
  • talisman[12]
  • eastern europe[1]
  • hamadan[33]
  • iran[36]
  • iraq[5]
  • near east[25]
  • persia[71]
  • rayy[33]
  • scandinavia[2]
  • archaic[1]
  • assyrian[1]
  • early dynastic[1]
  • persian[2]
  • sargonic[1]
  • ur i[1]
  • arabic[1]
  • hebrew[1]
  • islamic[1]
  • northern european[1]
  • persian[17]
  • animal[5]
  • bird[3]
  • boot[4]
  • bovine[1]
  • bull head?[1]
  • bull?[1]
  • cat[4]
  • cat?[5]
  • cow head?[1]
  • dog[1]
  • dog?[2]
  • duck?[2]
  • elephant[1]
  • face[1]
  • figure[1]
  • fish[1]
  • fox?[1]
  • goat[1]
  • goose?[1]
  • hand[1]
  • head[1]
  • horse?[1]
  • human[2]
  • hunter[1]
  • ibex[1]
  • inscription[1]
  • koran[2]
  • lion[1]
  • sheep[1]
  • tiger[1]
  • weapon[1]
  • woman[1]
  • zodiac[2]
  • arabic language[3]
  • cufic[2]
  • hebrew language[1]
  • artificial paste[1]
  • brass[14]
  • bronze[25]
  • copper alloy[2]
  • crystal[1]
  • gem[1]
  • glass[2]
  • gold[1]
  • hematite[3]
  • iron[2]
  • jade[5]
  • jadeite[1]
  • lapis lazuli[1]
  • metal[36]
  • ostrich egg shell[12]
  • serpentine[2]
  • shell[1]
  • silk[1]
  • silver[8]
  • steel[2]
  • stone[17]
  • tin[6]
  • turquoise[2]
  • cameo[12]
  • cast[1]
  • engraved[1]
  • gilded[2]
  • incised[2]
  • inscribed[9]
  • intaglio[2]
  • yes[137]
near eastern

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29-221-171

29-221-171

Amulet

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29-221-177

29-221-177

Amulet

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29-221-200

29-221-200

Amulet

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29-221-199

29-221-199

Amulet

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29-221-201

29-221-201

Figurine

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29-221-191

29-221-191

Stamp Seal

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29-128-1772

29-128-1772

Gem

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B14420

B14420

Cylinder Seal

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29-221-253

29-221-253

Figurine

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29-221-176

29-221-176

Amulet

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29-221-213

29-221-213

Amulet

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B14485

B14485

Cylinder Seal

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29-221-206

29-221-206

Stamp Seal

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29-221-297

29-221-297

Amulet

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B14533

B14533

Cylinder Seal

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29-221-147

29-221-147

Amulet

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29-221-190

29-221-190

Finger Ring

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29-221-179

29-221-179

Finger Ring

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29-221-170

29-221-170

Amulet

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29-221-453

29-221-453

Pendant

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29-221-276

29-221-276

Mirror

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29-221-269

29-221-269

Talisman

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29-221-204

29-221-204

Amulet

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29-221-221

29-221-221

Amulet

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29-221-286

29-221-286

Amulet

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29-221-172

29-221-172

Amulet

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29-221-264

29-221-264

Amulet

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29-221-182

29-221-182

Amulet

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B7318

B7318

Cylinder Seal

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29-221-188

29-221-188

Ring

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29-221-169

29-221-169

Amulet

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29-221-195

29-221-195

Amulet

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