DepartmentMiddle East
Amulet
NameAmulet
Artist
Artist not recorded
Datelate 19th century
Place madeHistoric Palestine, Middle East/West Asia, Asia
Mediummetal
DimensionsOverall: 1 15/16 in. (5 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection, From the John D. Whiting Palestinian Amulet Collection
Object numberFA.1981.48.13
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Alice B. Whiting
DescriptionConventionalized hand of Fatima. Circle at top with flower shape. Interlaced squares to form 8 pointed star. Fine line decoration on border and on fingers. Hallmark on reverse.
ca. 1910, staff
