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Collections

Amulet10th century

Not on view
Small round metal coin or medallion with interlaced openwork design at center and a ring of Arabic or similar script around the border, copper-brown with dark patina
Title
Amulet
Culture
Ghaznevid
Place Made
Afghanistan (?)
Date Made
10th century
Medium
Bronze, pierced and incised
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 in. (2.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Joel Malter
Accession Number
M.81.186
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic

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