DepartmentMiddle East
Amulet
NameAmulet
Artist
Artist not recorded
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, From the John D. Whiting Palestinian Amulet Collection
Object numberFA.1981.48.57
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Alice B. Whiting
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.
ca. 1910
ca. 1900
ca. 1850-1899
