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Necklace with amulet container
Necklace with amulet container
Necklace with amulet container
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
Object numberFA.1981.48.78
Collections
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
Charm worn by a young boy to protect him from the evil eye and to give him life
Charm worn by a young boy to protect him from the evil eye and to give him life
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1900
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
hijāb or hegab
hijāb or hegab
ca. 1910
Necklace with fish and bird amulet pendants
Necklace with fish and bird amulet pendants
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1910, staff
Amulet
Amulet
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1920, vendor
Maskeh
Maskeh
ca. 1900
Amulet worn by a young boy to protect him from the evil eye
Amulet worn by a young boy to protect him from the evil eye
Artist Not Recorded
late 19th century
Maskeh
Maskeh
ca. 1910
Scriptual amulet protective aqiq (agate) stone
Scriptual amulet protective aqiq (agate) stone
Artist Not Recorded
late 19th century
Amulet
Amulet
Artist Not Recorded
late 19th century
Amulet
Amulet
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1910, vendor
Necklace with triangular amulet
Necklace with triangular amulet
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1910, staff
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