amulet

Object NameAmulet

Made FromNon-lead glass, probably

Dateabout 1800-1977

TechniquePressed

SizeOverall H: 4.7 cm, W: 1.3 cm, Th: .35 cm

Accession Number77.1.8 B

Credit LineGift of Miss Nancy Perkins

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary
Early Modern
Modern

Place Made

possibly Lebanon; possibly Syria

Physical DescriptionRoughly rectangular plaque with rounded ends decorated on one side in relief: schematic human head and torso shown frontally. Head is hairless; face has eyebrows, oval eyes, nose and mouth. Torso is rectangular, with arms in front of chest, bent at elbows and with hands pointing toward neck. Lower part of torso has garment decorated with illegible "letters." Edges are rounded and back is plain.
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