3692 – Takrud – Thai metal tube with lead inscription inside x 4
- Physical description:
- Object is accompanied by a red yantra on fabric and a Thai coin free from vendor; not part of object in Box 67.
- Museum classification:
- Amulets and Talismans
- Size:
- 10x68x8, 13x51x4, 8x44x10, 35x23x10
- Information:
A Thai tubular amulet called a Takrud. This object contains a piece of rolled lead inscribed with a yantra. i.e., an occult/religious phrase used for exorcism, protection, luck, health and so on. The exterior tube is decorated with three images of the Buddha, or possibly a Thai Buddhist monk from the Rattanakosin Kingdom c. 1782 CE.
The object would have been sealed with wax at either end and carried around the neck on a chain.
All 4 in store box 5
- Resource:
- Object
- Materials:
- Metal, rolled lead
- Copyright ownership:
- MWM
A Thai tubular amulet called a Takrud. This object contains a piece of rolled lead inscribed with a yantra. i.e., an occult/religious phrase used for exorcism, protection, luck, health and so on. The exterior tube is decorated with three images of the Buddha, or possibly a Thai Buddhist monk from the Rattanakosin Kingdom c. 1782 CE.
The object would have been sealed with wax at either end and carried around the neck on a chain.
All 4 in store box 5