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View full screenAmulet case, of silk, said to have belonged to Sultan Fateh Ali Tipu (Tipu Sultan): Indian, South Asia, India, pre 1798
M.1960.272.1
India, South Asia
Pre 1798
Indian
Amulet case of green and red silk with two fastenings and a central panel embroidered with gold thread. According to historical accounts, the amulet case had originally contained a small metallic (possibly silver) plate with Arabic and Persian inscriptions, since lost.
British land forces: 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot
Non-British forces, inc. Imperial and Colonial: Indian
Previous owner: Tipu Sultan, 1750 - 1799
Previous owner: Young, Keith, Captain, 1798 (fl.) - 1809 (fl.)
War: Siege of Seringapatam
War: Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Mysore, India, South Asia
The Tiger and the Thistle: Tipu Sultan and the Scots in India (29 Jul 1999 - 28 Mar 2010)
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