Amulet
1850-1899 (made)
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Flat gold drop-shaped pendant with a border of pearls. The pendant is made from sheet gold stamped on each side with (different) Arabic. Two rows of rings of twisted wire are attached to the rim. The rings of the inner row are each topped with granules, and those of the outer row each has a seed pearl threaded on wire inside it, and a triangle of granules on its outermost point. There is a single turquoise set on the front, at the top.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stamped gold set with turquoise with a border of seed pearls |
| Brief description | Flat gold tear-drop shaped amulet with stamped decoration and inscription, strung with pearls, Egypt, 1850-1899. |
| Physical description | Flat gold drop-shaped pendant with a border of pearls. The pendant is made from sheet gold stamped on each side with (different) Arabic. Two rows of rings of twisted wire are attached to the rim. The rings of the inner row are each topped with granules, and those of the outer row each has a seed pearl threaded on wire inside it, and a triangle of granules on its outermost point. There is a single turquoise set on the front, at the top. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Inscription; decoration; stamped) |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Edmond Dresden |
| Object history | Accessions register entry: 'Amulet ("Kamarah") for a woman's head-dress, of gold foil stamped with sacred inscriptions in Arabic, and having a gilt metal border set with pearls and a turquoise. / A circular plate with pointed projection above, is formed of two sheets of foil stamped with different inscriptions enclosed in a central circle and a surrounding band. The whole is bordered by a row of bosses and coarse filigree loops each strung with a pearl. / Modern Egyptian / 3 in. by 2 7/16 in.' |
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| Accession number | 346-1904 |
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| Record created | April 10, 2003 |
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