Rectangular divination plate

Made:
1801-1920
Rectangular divination plate

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Rectangular divination plate
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Rectangular divination plate, one side engraved and covered with Islamic script and astrological and cabbalistic symbols, from, Damascus (?), Middle East, 1801-1920.

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A135786
Materials:
brass
Measurements:
overall: 240 mm x 115 mm x 3 mm, .364 kg
type:
divination-tablet
credit:
Mahmoud Hussain