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Amulet

1700-1800
Artist/Maker
Unknown (made)
Place of origin
Iran (made)

AMULET, RINGED FOR SUSPENSION. Copper, circular, with Persian inscription. Persian. Diam. 4 3/8 in. Bought (St. Maurice Collⁿ), 3s.


Object details

Categories
Amulets
Islam
Jewellery
Metalwork
Object type
Amulet
Materials and techniques
Engraved copper
Copper
Brief description
A brass circular amulet with engraved Arabic prayers, possibly Iran
Physical description
AMULET, RINGED FOR SUSPENSION. Copper, circular, with Persian inscription. Persian. Diam. 4 3/8 in. Bought (St. Maurice Collⁿ), 3s.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 11cm
Object history
Bought from the collection of Gaston de Saint-Maurice (1831-1905) in 1884. Saint-Maurice displayed his extensive art collection at the 1878 Paris exhibition, in a gallery entitled L'Egypte des Khalifes. This was part of an official sequence of displays celebrating the history of Egypt, presented by the Egyptian state at this international event. Saint-Maurice held a position at the Khedival court, and had lived in Cairo in 1868-1878. Following the exhibition, Saint-Maurice offered his collection for sale to the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A).
Associations
Paris International Exhibition, 1878
Gaston De Saint-Maurice
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
926-1884

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Record createdMarch 6, 2003
Record URL
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