• arabic amulet - image 11

    title: <div class="fn"> Arabic Amulet</div>

    artist: unknown

    source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/6a/c8/3955d3f8721c00fa359b3fec4295.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0024085.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/uszh8d3t [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]

    credit: <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/6a/c8/3955d3f8721c00fa359b3fec4295.jpg">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/6a/c8/3955d3f8721c00fa359b3fec4295.jpg</a> </p> <ul> <li>Gallery: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0024085.html">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0024085.html</a> </li> <li>Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/uszh8d3t">https://wellcomecollection.org/works/uszh8d3t</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY-4.0</a> </li> </ul>

    description: <div class="description"> <p><u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">arabic</u> <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">amulet</u> </p> <p>Asian Collection<br> Keywords: <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">arabic</u> <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">amulet</u></p> </div>

    license:CC BY 4.0

  • arabic amulet - image 22

    title: <div class="fn"> Sudanese Amulet written in Arabic on wood</div>

    artist: unknown

    source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/f8/93/f445fdf83aa30063d53a3a50e95c.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0031384.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-04-03): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/z4rftja8 [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]

    credit: <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/f8/93/f445fdf83aa30063d53a3a50e95c.jpg">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/f8/93/f445fdf83aa30063d53a3a50e95c.jpg</a> </p> <ul> <li>Gallery: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0031384.html">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0031384.html</a> </li> <li>Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-04-03): <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/z4rftja8">https://wellcomecollection.org/works/z4rftja8</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY-4.0</a> </li> </ul>

    description: <div class="description"> <p>Sudanese <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">amulet</u> written in <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">arabic</u> on wood with a wooden pen with verses from the Qur'an. </p> <p>Asian Collection<br> Keywords: Amulets and Charms</p> </div>

    license:CC BY 4.0

  • arabic amulet - image 33

    title: <div class="fn"> MS Arabic 21, Miscellaneous. Sudanese amulet</div>

    artist: unknown

    source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/45/d0/82d166e288ad9bfac2023502a023.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0031934.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-31): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/cxdnackk [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]

    credit: <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/45/d0/82d166e288ad9bfac2023502a023.jpg">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/45/d0/82d166e288ad9bfac2023502a023.jpg</a> </p> <ul> <li>Gallery: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0031934.html">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0031934.html</a> </li> <li>Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-31): <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/cxdnackk">https://wellcomecollection.org/works/cxdnackk</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY-4.0</a> </li> </ul>

    description: <div class="description"> <p><u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">arabic</u> Manuscript, no. 21, Miscellaneous. An 18th century Sudanese <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">amulet</u>. The word Mohammed depicted in three sketches, folio 200. </p> <p>Wellcome Images<br> Keywords: <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">amulet</u>; sudanese; ms <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">arabic</u> 21; mohammed; miscellaneous</p> </div>

    license:CC BY 4.0

  • arabic amulet - image 44

    title: <div class="fn"> Brass hand, Iran, 1880-1925</div>

    artist: unknown

    source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/ef/4e/7997b980f713fb595513e0bf139f.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0058983.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-27): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/fq2zuzaz [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]

    credit: <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/ef/4e/7997b980f713fb595513e0bf139f.jpg">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/ef/4e/7997b980f713fb595513e0bf139f.jpg</a> </p> <ul> <li>Gallery: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0058983.html">https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0058983.html</a> </li> <li>Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-27): <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wellcomecollection.org/works/fq2zuzaz">https://wellcomecollection.org/works/fq2zuzaz</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC-BY-4.0</a> </li> </ul>

    description: <div class="description"> <p>The fingers of this brass hand are inscribed in <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">arabic</u> as an <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">amulet</u> to avert the &amp;#145;evil eye&amp;#146;. It was made in Persia (modern day Iran). </p> <p>The evil eye has been a widespread belief that some people can cause harm to others simply by looking at them in a certain way. This &amp;#145;look&amp;#146; may be given deliberately, in an attempt to cause harm, or accidentally, perhaps because of feelings of envy. The harm may take the form of bad luck, illness or death. </p> <p>maker: Unknown maker </p> <p>Place made: Iran </p> <p>Wellcome Images<br> Keywords: <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">amulet</u>; evil eye</p> </div>

    license:CC BY 4.0

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