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Antique South Indian Amulet, Prayer Box, Karnataka

Posted by Jasmineium on November 6, 2016 at 10:58pm

A detail of the amulet box showing how the box unscrews at one end for the insertion of magical protective objects and “mantras” on sheets of metal or paper.

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Peter Hoesli November 6, 2016 at 11:15pm

Very interesting and unusual! Congratulations! Peter

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