DepartmentAsia

Standard in the form of a hand with the protective Ayat al-Kursi (Throne) verse

NameProcessional Standard

CultureIslamic

Datec. 1950

Place madeLucknow, India, South Asia, Asia

MediumBrass

Dimensions22 1/2 × 7 5/16 × 2 3/8 in. (57.2 × 18.5 × 6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.87.82

Object numberA.1955.87.82

Collections

Asia

DescriptionFlat metal silhouette of a hand covered in carved design and arabic writting. The hand is attached to a long, hollow cone. Both the hand and the cone are brass colored.

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