Amulet
mid 20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
An amulet is made to protect the wearer from harm or misfortune, in this case it was to provide protection from palpitation. It has been fashioned in white nephrite jade, supposedly from Kashmir.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | White nephrite jade, fashioned and polished using abrasives and abrasive-charged tools. |
| Brief description | Amulet, smooth faces and polished, white nephrite jade, Varanasi, mid-20th century |
| Physical description | A flat amulet of a generally elongated oval form with a long, narrow protrusion on both of the long sides. On the top of one of the protrusions is a second, much shorter one that has been drilled to give a hole that lies parallel to the plane of the amulet and aligned with the length of the oval. Fashioned in white nephrite jade with a lightly polished finish, one face is flat and the other is gently curved and there is no engraved text or decoration. There are signs of natural cracks and attempts to remove them during the fashioning process. |
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| Credit line | Gift from R. W. Skelton |
| Object history | This amulet was given to The Victoria & Albert Museum by R. W. Skelton, in 1967. The records state that it was obtained from Amir Pahlawam, who was aged about 60 years, and was of the Haqaq Tola (lit. Lapidary Quarter), Raja Darwaza in Benares (Varanasi). It also states that Amir Pahlawam said that he had made it some years previously and that the jade had been brought from Kashmir. |
| Summary | An amulet is made to protect the wearer from harm or misfortune, in this case it was to provide protection from palpitation. It has been fashioned in white nephrite jade, supposedly from Kashmir. |
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| Accession number | IS.21-1967 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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