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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[27]
  • yes[27]
  • no[27]
  • asian[25]
  • near eastern[2]
  • amulet[19]
  • ornament[6]
  • staff head[2]
  • talisman[6]
  • india[19]
  • persia[2]
  • vietnam[6]
  • indian[19]
  • islamic[19]
  • vietnamese[6]
  • between jeypore and bombay[19]
  • bovine[1]
  • bull head?[1]
  • cow head?[1]
  • arabic language[19]
  • chinese language[4]
  • sanskrit[1]
  • agate[1]
  • alabaster[1]
  • brass[5]
  • bronze[5]
  • silver[1]
  • steel[2]
  • stone[18]
  • gilded[1]
  • incised[27]
  • yes[27]
incised

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29-221-387

29-221-387

Amulet

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29-221-321

29-221-321

Ornament

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29-221-386

29-221-386

Amulet

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29-221-393

29-221-393

Amulet

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29-221-397

29-221-397

Amulet

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29-221-399

29-221-399

Amulet

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29-221-332

29-221-332

Ornament

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29-221-390

29-221-390

Amulet

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29-221-389

29-221-389

Amulet

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29-221-388

29-221-388

Amulet

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29-221-391

29-221-391

Amulet

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29-221-385

29-221-385

Amulet

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29-221-381

29-221-381

Amulet

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29-221-398

29-221-398

Amulet

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29-221-392

29-221-392

Amulet

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29-221-333

29-221-333

Ornament

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29-221-395

29-221-395

Amulet

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29-221-335

29-221-335

Ornament

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29-221-384

29-221-384

Amulet

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29-221-382

29-221-382

Amulet

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29-221-336

29-221-336

Ornament

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29-221-396

29-221-396

Amulet

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29-221-394

29-221-394

Amulet

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29-221-314

29-221-314

Staff Head

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29-221-313

29-221-313

Staff Head

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29-221-383

29-221-383

Amulet

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29-221-334

29-221-334

Ornament

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