DepartmentMiddle East
Necklace with amulet container
NameAmulet
Artist
Artist not recorded
CultureBedoiun
Dateca. 1920, vendor
Possibly madeHistoric Palestine or Jordan, Middle East/West Asia, Asia
MediumSilver alloy, colored glass
DimensionsOverall: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection, From the John D. Whiting Palestinian Amulet Collection
Object numberFA.1981.48.78
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Alice B. Whiting
DescriptionBent, cut, embossed, filigreed, soldered. Double chain, on both sides, 2 crescenets with small hirz between. All have 3 small crescents attached to rings. Cylindrical hirz open on one end, decorated with floral design
Artist not recorded
c. 1900
ca. 1900
Artist not recorded
late 19th century