DepartmentMiddle East

Amulet

NameAmulet

Artist Artist not recorded

Dateca. 1910, staff

Place madeHistoric Palestine, Middle East/West Asia, Asia

Mediumglass beads, alum

DimensionsOverall: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1981.48.147X

Object numberFA.1981.48.147x

Collections

Palestinian Dress and Jewelry
Beadwork

DescriptionStrung, coiled, twisted. Small beads strung and formed into pyramidal shapes. One dark green, one multicolored. Each has three similar but smaller pyramids hanging from the lower corners.See vertical file

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