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Overview

An amulet or hirz from Cairo; 1800–1850, from popular traditions of protection. In the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. ¹

People and things also explored

Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

Sources

Victoria and Albert Museum Collection API

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islam.museum contributors. “Cairo Talisman”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/hirz-qahiri/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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