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Amulet
Amulet
Amulet
DepartmentMiddle East

Amulet

NameAmulet
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datelate 19th century
Place madeHistoric Palestine, Middle East/West Asia, Asia
Mediumstone, glass, metal, string
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (6 x 5 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.1981.48.20
Collections
DescriptionCut, inscribed, drilled. Heart shaped, black stone, with Arabic inscription surrounded by red. Cord at top for wearing around neck.
Amulet
Amulet
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1900
Amulet
Amulet
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1920, vendor
Amulet inscribed with the first word of the Qur’an, Bismillah (in the name of Allah the Most Gracious, the most Merciful)
Amulet inscribed with the first word of the Qur’an, Bismillah (in the name of Allah the Most Gracious, the most Merciful)
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1900
Amulet
Amulet
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1910, vendor
Scriptual amulet protective aqiq (agate) stone
Scriptual amulet protective aqiq (agate) stone
Artist Not Recorded
late 19th century
Maskeh
Maskeh
ca. 1900
Maskeh
Maskeh
ca. 1910
Pendant inscribed with magic squares containing Arabic writing
Pendant inscribed with magic squares containing Arabic writing
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th – early 20th century
Necklace with Christian cross and amulet pouch containing unknown substance
Necklace with Christian cross and amulet pouch containing unknown substance
Artist Not Recorded
late 19th century
Necklace with amulet container
Necklace with amulet container
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1920, vendor
Necklace with fish and bird amulet pendants
Necklace with fish and bird amulet pendants
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1910, staff
Necklace with triangular amulet
Necklace with triangular amulet
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1940
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