DepartmentMiddle East

Amulet

NameAmulet

Artist Artist unrecorded

Datec. 1900

Place madePalestine or Syria, Middle East, Asia

MediumBrass

DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (8 x 4.5 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.1981.48.57

Collections

Palestinian Dress and Jewelry

DescriptionPear shaped with an arc cut from the bottom and triangle at top. Body of pendant has Arabic inscriptions and geometric figures on both sides. 9 small discs hang from edge.

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