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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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  • no[2]
  • yes[9]
  • no[10]
  • yes[1]
  • asian[1]
  • mediterranean[5]
  • near eastern[5]
  • amulet[2]
  • gem[4]
  • intaglio[1]
  • pendant[11]
  • germany[1]
  • mediterranean[4]
  • near east[2]
  • persia[3]
  • scandinavia[2]
  • late antique period[2]
  • renaissance[1]
  • arabic[1]
  • christian[1]
  • gnostic[2]
  • hebrew[1]
  • merovingian[1]
  • northern european[1]
  • persian[1]
  • roman[3]
  • aeneas[1]
  • anchises[1]
  • ascanius[1]
  • cock-head god[1]
  • cornucopia[1]
  • dolphin[1]
  • inscription[3]
  • jupiter serapis[1]
  • kalathos[1]
  • man[1]
  • snake[1]
  • victory[1]
  • hebrew language[1]
  • brass[1]
  • bronze[2]
  • chalcedony[2]
  • gem[1]
  • gold[4]
  • jadeite[1]
  • lead[1]
  • red jasper[1]
  • sardonyx[1]
  • silver[1]
  • stone[1]
  • cameo[1]
  • intaglio[3]
  • yes[11]
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29-128-2245

29-128-2245

Gem

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29-221-453

29-221-453

Pendant

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29-221-174

29-221-174

Pendant

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29-221-187

29-221-187

Pendant

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29-221-456

29-221-456

Pendant

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29-221-215

29-221-215

Amulet

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29-128-2140

29-128-2140

Pendant

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29-128-2138

29-128-2138

Intaglio

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29-128-2146

29-128-2146

On Display

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29-221-181

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29-221-492

Pendant

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