DepartmentTextiles-Middle East
Amulet
NameAmulet
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Place madeIran, Middle East, Asia
MediumSilver
Dimensions3 5/8 × 3 1/16 × 1 9/16 in. (9.2 × 7.8 × 4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Zahra Farmanfarmaian, A.2019.4.7
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Object numberA.2019.4.7
ProvenanceDonor acquired this collection from her mother who collected circa 1970s in Iran or otherwise acquired as family heirloom.
DescriptionThis octagonal amulet with incised edg and inscriptions shows image of a couple and a deer or gazelle.
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ca. 1910
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