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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[254]
  • no[37]
  • yes[217]
  • no[251]
  • yes[3]
  • asian[94]
  • egyptian[10]
  • mediterranean[13]
  • near eastern[137]
  • amulet[112]
  • bowl[5]
  • box[6]
  • bracelet[1]
  • cameo[12]
  • case[1]
  • chisel[1]
  • cylinder seal[5]
  • dice[3]
  • disc[1]
  • figurine[34]
  • finger ring[7]
  • gem[10]
  • intaglio[1]
  • key[1]
  • knucklebone[1]
  • medallion[3]
  • mirror[2]
  • mold[1]
  • ornament[15]
  • pendant[11]
  • plaque[11]
  • ring[13]
  • staff head[2]
  • stamp seal[5]
  • statuette[4]
  • talisman[26]
  • asia[1]
  • eastern europe[1]
  • egypt[10]
  • germany[1]
  • hamadan[33]
  • india[71]
  • iran[36]
  • iraq[5]
  • italy[1]
  • jaipur[4]
  • japan[8]
  • mediterranean[9]
  • near east[25]
  • persia[73]
  • rayy[33]
  • scandinavia[3]
  • vietnam[14]
  • archaic[1]
  • assyrian[1]
  • early dynastic[1]
  • late antique period[4]
  • medieval[1]
  • neoclassical[1]
  • persian[2]
  • renaissance[1]
  • sargonic[1]
  • ur i[1]
  • arabic[1]
  • asian[3]
  • christian[1]
  • gnostic[4]
  • hebrew[1]
  • hindu[4]
  • indian[31]
  • islamic[61]
  • japanese[8]
  • medieval[1]
  • merovingian[1]
  • northern european[1]
  • persian[18]
  • roman[4]
  • vietnamese[14]
  • between jeypore and bombay[60]
  • aegis[1]
  • aeneas[1]
  • aeternitas[1]
  • anchises[1]
  • animal[5]
  • ascanius[1]
  • bird[3]
  • boot[4]
  • bovine[1]
  • bull head?[1]
  • bull?[1]
  • cat[4]
  • cat?[5]
  • cerberus[1]
  • children[1]
  • clouds[1]
  • cock-head god[1]
  • cornucopia[1]
  • cow head?[1]
  • crocodile[2]
  • dog[1]
  • dog?[2]
  • dolphin[1]
  • duck?[2]
  • elephant[1]
  • face[1]
  • figure[1]
  • fish[3]
  • fox?[1]
  • ganpati[1]
  • goat[1]
  • goose?[1]
  • grain[1]
  • hand[1]
  • hare[1]
  • head[1]
  • hindu deity[2]
  • horse?[1]
  • human[2]
  • hunter[1]
  • ibex[1]
  • inscription[5]
  • jupiter aegiochus[1]
  • jupiter serapis[2]
  • kalathos[1]
  • kirin[1]
  • koran[2]
  • landscape[3]
  • lion[1]
  • lizard[1]
  • man[2]
  • men[5]
  • oak wreath[1]
  • serpent[1]
  • sheep[1]
  • snake[1]
  • symbols[1]
  • tiger[1]
  • victory[1]
  • vishnu[1]
  • weapon[1]
  • wedjat eye[2]
  • woman[1]
  • women[3]
  • zeus aegiochus[1]
  • zodiac[2]
  • arabic language[68]
  • chinese language[8]
  • cufic[2]
  • hebrew language[1]
  • hieroglyphic[1]
  • sanskrit[5]
  • agate[1]
  • alabaster[7]
  • artificial paste[1]
  • brass[19]
  • bronze[35]
  • chalcedony[2]
  • chrysoprase[1]
  • clay[8]
  • copper alloy[2]
  • crystal[1]
  • faience[5]
  • gem[1]
  • glass[3]
  • gold[7]
  • hematite[4]
  • iron[2]
  • jade[10]
  • jadeite[1]
  • lapis lazuli[2]
  • lead[1]
  • metal[36]
  • ostrich egg shell[12]
  • red jasper[2]
  • sard[1]
  • sardonyx[1]
  • serpentine[2]
  • shell[6]
  • silk[1]
  • silver[12]
  • steel[2]
  • stone[79]
  • tin[9]
  • turquoise[2]
  • wood[1]
  • cameo[14]
  • cast[1]
  • embossed[3]
  • engraved[1]
  • gilded[2]
  • incised[27]
  • inscribed[10]
  • intaglio[9]
  • painted[5]
  • yes[254]

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29-221-323

29-221-323

Ornament

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29-221-344

29-221-344

Amulet

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29-221-355

29-221-355

Amulet

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29-221-186

29-221-186

Amulet

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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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29-221-197

29-221-197

Stamp Seal

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29-221-356

29-221-356

Amulet

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29-221-368

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Amulet

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E1031

E1031

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29-221-375

29-221-375

Amulet

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29-235-5

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Plaque

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29-221-395

29-221-395

Amulet

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29-221-279

29-221-279

Ring

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29-221-192

29-221-192

Stamp Seal

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29-221-335

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29-128-2135

29-128-2135

Gem

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29-221-324

29-221-324

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29-221-384

29-221-384

Amulet

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29-221-293

29-221-293

Amulet

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29-128-1488

29-128-1488

Statuette

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29-221-371

29-221-371

Amulet

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29-221-452

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Chisel

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29-235-3

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29-221-382

29-221-382

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29-221-336

29-221-336

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29-221-396

29-221-396

Amulet

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29-221-350

29-221-350

Amulet

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29-221-349

29-221-349

Amulet

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29-221-394

29-221-394

Amulet

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29-221-400

29-221-400

Amulet

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29-221-401

29-221-401

Amulet

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