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Necklace to protect a child from the evil eye
Necklace to protect a child from the evil eye
Necklace to protect a child from the evil eye
DepartmentMiddle East

Necklace to protect a child from the evil eye

NameChild's Amulet Necklace
Artist Artist unrecorded
Datec. 1915
Place madeBaghdad, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
MediumSilver alloy, ceramic beads
Dimensions8 1/4 × 5 7/8 in. (21 × 15 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Jafar S. Alhasani, A.1978.67.1
Object numberA.1978.67.1
DescriptionLink necklace decorated with flattened and stamped discs of shot that have been soldered to create link units. At centerfront hangs an engraved rectangular box with three bells suspended on right side, top end missing.
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