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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.

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  • Object[35]
  • no[13]
  • yes[22]
  • no[35]
  • asian[5]
  • egyptian[4]
  • mediterranean[1]
  • near eastern[25]
  • amulet[6]
  • box[2]
  • dice[3]
  • figurine[1]
  • finger ring[1]
  • knucklebone[1]
  • mirror[2]
  • ornament[5]
  • pendant[2]
  • plaque[2]
  • ring[8]
  • talisman[13]
  • egypt[4]
  • hamadan[1]
  • iran[4]
  • mediterranean[1]
  • persia[19]
  • rayy[1]
  • scandinavia[2]
  • vietnam[5]
  • arabic[1]
  • hebrew[1]
  • islamic[1]
  • northern european[1]
  • persian[5]
  • vietnamese[5]
  • crocodile[2]
  • elephant[1]
  • fish[1]
  • head[1]
  • wedjat eye[1]
  • zodiac[1]
  • chinese language[3]
  • hebrew language[1]
  • sanskrit[1]
  • brass[5]
  • bronze[35]
  • lapis lazuli[1]
  • cast[1]
  • incised[5]
  • intaglio[1]
  • yes[35]
bronze

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29-221-297

29-221-297

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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29-221-332

29-221-332

Ornament

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29-221-333

29-221-333

Ornament

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29-221-279

29-221-279

Ring

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29-221-335

29-221-335

Ornament

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29-221-336

29-221-336

Ornament

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29-221-205

29-221-205

Knucklebone

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29-221-456

29-221-456

Pendant

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29-221-285.1

29-221-285.1

Talisman

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29-221-222

29-221-222

Figurine

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29-221-296

29-221-296

Amulet

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29-221-291

29-221-291

Talisman

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29-221-290

29-221-290

Amulet

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29-221-263

29-221-263

Talisman

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29-221-283B

29-221-283B

Talisman

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29-221-283C

29-221-283C

Talisman

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29-221-278B

29-221-278B

Talisman

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E5074

E5074

Amulet

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29-221-334

29-221-334

Ornament

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29-221-275

Amulet

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29-221-266

Finger Ring

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29-221-281

Ring

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29-221-280

Ring

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29-221-277

Ring

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29-221-271

Ring

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29-221-284

Ring

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29-221-268

Ring

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29-221-272

Amulet

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29-221-292

Ring

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