Skip to content
Pitt Rivers Museum
AboutHire the MuseumNewsletterUniversity of Oxford

1985.54.847

Amulet, shaped, incised piece of slate for a man who is afraid of his ukht because he is angry with his wife. The slate is roughly triangular in shape with pinched sides near the top, and incised with cross-hatching. [CW [OPS Move] 07/03/2017]

1985.54.847

Digital asset copyright: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Terms and Conditions

If you wish to order a high-resolution image and/or licence its use for print or web publication, exhibition, film, promotional product or any other use, whether in the academic or commercial sector of any print run, then please visit photographic services.

Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet, shaped, incised piece of slate for a man who is afraid of his ukht because he is angry with his wife. The slate is roughly triangular in shape with pinched sides near the top, and incised with cross-hatching. [CW [OPS Move] 07/03/2017]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1929
Date collected
1929
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Slate Stone, Process Incised
Dimensions
Depth: max 3 mm, Width: max 20 mm, Length: max 45 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.54.847 Other numbers: A 107915 R 36884 145

Search terms: Religion, Amulet

Further items to explore