Amulet holder

Museum number:
9-14847
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3393
Description:
Amulet holder; silver-colored metal; length not included loops 9 cm.
Donor:
Herbert Wehrly Estate
Collection place:
Afghanistan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Amulet cases
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1978
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Amulet holder, accession number 9-14847, described as Amulet holder; silver-colored metal; length not included loops 9 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Amulet holder, accession number 9-14847, described as Amulet holder; silver-colored metal; length not included loops 9 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Amulet holder, accession number 9-14847, described as Amulet holder; silver-colored metal; length not included loops 9 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Amulet holder, accession number 9-14847, described as Amulet holder; silver-colored metal; length not included loops 9 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Amulet holder, accession number 9-14847, described as Amulet holder; silver-colored metal; length not included loops 9 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Amulet holder, accession number 9-14847, described as Amulet holder; silver-colored metal; length not included loops 9 cm.

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