Lot 217: TWO SILVER AND SILVER-GILT ENGRAVED TALISMANIC OCTAGONAL AMULET CASES BAZUBAND, 19TH CENTURY

This lot comprises two antique metal amulet boxes, traditionally used in North India and the Himalayan regions to contain protective scrolls or sacred texts. Known as ta’wiz or bazuband, these objects were often worn as pendants or attached to armbands. The first box is made of yellow metal with a gold-gilt finish, featuring an octagonal central chamber flanked by two cylindrical scroll tubes. The front is decorated with intricate repoussé and chased foliate scrollwork, while the side cylinders show diagonal bands of ornament. The second box is made of silver and shares a similar octagonal and cylindrical form. The lid is decorated with concentric borders of floral and geometric motifs, with a central panel containing four columns of embossed stylized script. Both pieces are fitted with a hinged lid and lateral suspension loops for attachment. The interiors are plain and unlined.

L: 11.5cm 

Total weight: 142g