DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Amulet

NameAmulet

CulturePossibly Berber

Date1894 - 1900

Place madeSiroua Mountains, Morocco, Africa

MediumSilver, glass, enamel

Dimensions4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (12 × 9.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.707

Object numberA.1955.86.707

Collections

The Florence Dibell Bartlett Collection

DescriptionAmulet with stamp of Marrakesh and date. Center is inset with glass round. There are traces of a yellow enamel. Tri-foil floral form, made of two identical pieces, set together, the one side bearing a center set in blue glass with serate frame.