Flat, green. writing on both sides, arabic on front, arabic and proto-arabic on back. Talismanic square on front, Koran on reverse. Sommerville Cat. 1501: "Jade. Very elaborate Persian talisman with a square of mystic numbers, which rendered in our numerals read thus: 1279 1283 1280 1272 1285 1273 1278 1284 1274 1288 1281 1277 1282 1286 1270 1287 Surrounded on three sides of this square are talismanic inscriptions. They are religious. Reverse, a beautiful inscription of a long verse from the Kor
| Title | Flat, green. writing on both sides, arabic on front, arabic and proto-arabic on back. Talismanic square on front, Koran on reverse. Sommerville Cat. 1501: "Jade. Very elaborate Persian talisman with a square of mystic numbers, which rendered in our numerals read thus: 1279 1283 1280 1272 1285 1273 1278 1284 1274 1288 1281 1277 1282 1286 1270 1287 Surrounded on three sides of this square are talismanic inscriptions. They are religious. Reverse, a beautiful inscription of a long verse from the Kor |
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| Subject | Stone | Jade (uncertain) |
| Type | Other |
| Language | Arabic |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Library: | The Penn Museum |
| Library Asset ID | 172 - Sommerville Number | 1501 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number |
| Record ID | 29-221-172 |
| Library Location | Collections Storage |
| Notes | Near East - Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 - Near Eastern |
