DepartmentMiddle East
Mystical bowl inscribed with magical motifs and squares containing Arabic writing
NameAmulet
Artist
Artist not recorded
DateLate 19th century
Place madeHistoric Palestine, Middle East, Asia
Mediummetal
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection, From the John D. Whiting Palestinian Amulet Collection
Object numberFA.1981.48.187
ProvenancePurchased from Alice B. Whiting
DescriptionHammered, incised. Bowl shape. Outside has single row of lettering around top. Inside has lettering in circles and square, and in center a lion, a scorpion, a snake, an insect.See vertical file
Artist not recorded
Late 19th – early 20th century
Artist not recorded
Early 20th century (c-d c. 1900)
Artist not recorded
ca. 1910, staff
ca. 1910, staff
