DepartmentMiddle East
Amulet
NameAmulet
Artist
Artist not recorded
Datelate 19th century
Place madeHistoric Palestine, Middle East/West Asia, Asia
Mediumstone, glass, metal, string
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (6 x 5 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection, From the John D. Whiting Palestinian Amulet Collection
Object numberFA.1981.48.20
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Alice B. Whiting
DescriptionCut, inscribed, drilled. Heart shaped, black stone, with Arabic inscription surrounded by red. Cord at top for wearing around neck.
ca. 1900
ca. 1910
Artist not recorded
late 19th century