Persian Koran box, Iran
Old Persian amulet box that usually holds a small version of the Koran on octagonal paper. The small holy books were not meant to be read but rather to be held in the box as a sacred object or talisman.
One cilindrical embossed amulet is on each side of the box.
The Koran box was placed on the upper arm as an armlet.
High-grade silver.
From the beginning of the 20th Century or earlier.
Dimensions:
The box: 5,5 cm (2,17 in)
Box with the side amulets and lugs: 14 cm (5,51 in)
Length of the strings (each, approx): 24 mm (9,45 in)
Weight: 86 gr
ME89
Reference:
“Bracelets ethniques d’afrique, d’Asie d’Océanie et d’Amérique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2002
