Amulet
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Silver, hollow square-shaped amulet with paired rings on either side for attachments to side units which are now missing, and three clusters of triple grelots suspended from cotton-bound silver rings linked to soldered rings on the lower edge. The front of the amulet is die-stamped with a framed head of a man's head. He is wearing a pointed helmet or hat, and he has long moustaches. His left hand is shown holding a curved object witha section of another object visible in the lower right hand corner.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, die-stamping |
| Brief description | Silver amulet, central part of a bazuband |
| Physical description | Silver, hollow square-shaped amulet with paired rings on either side for attachments to side units which are now missing, and three clusters of triple grelots suspended from cotton-bound silver rings linked to soldered rings on the lower edge. The front of the amulet is die-stamped with a framed head of a man's head. He is wearing a pointed helmet or hat, and he has long moustaches. His left hand is shown holding a curved object witha section of another object visible in the lower right hand corner. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | This amulet is part of the large donation of Indian folk jewellery from Dr Waltraud Ganguly which was collected over the last few decades before her death in 2015 from dealers in both India and Europe, in parallel with extensive fieldwork she carried out in the Indian Sub-Continent. It was bought from the German dealer, Hans Weihreter from his shop in Augsburg, Khyun, at 11/26 Schertlinstrasse. The dealer suggested that the amulet might have been made for Sikhs. Possibly the image may be of one of the Sikh Gurus, that of Guruk Nana probably being the most likely. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.440-2019 |
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| Record created | June 23, 2015 |
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