Talismanic shirt inscribed with pages from the Koran, late 17th Century

Made:
1650-1700
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Talismanic shirt inscribed with pages from the Koran and amuletic inscriptions, linen Northern India or Persia, late 17th Century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Object Number:
1986-1661
Measurements:
overall: 650 mm x 1040 mm x 50 mm,
type:
shirts
credit:
Christie, Manson and Woods Limited

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