Oval jade tablet amulet inscribed with arabic invocations for protection against "Evil Eye"

Made:
1870-1920
SMG00165282

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

SMG00165282
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Oval jade tablet amulet inscribed with arabic invocations for protection against "Evil Eye", in stitched cloth bag, Near East, 1870-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A34698
Materials:
jade and cloth, bag
type:
protective amulets
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)