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# Talismanic shirt

Talismanic shirt, cotton, inscribed with verses from the Quran in ink and gold paint. Decorative calligraphic medallions on the chest and shoulders. The shirt is made up of three main panels, with two additional panels for the sleeves, and is open down the front, with a round neckline.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1395–1603 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.134-1873](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.134-1873) · Pramāṇa
