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amulet

Object NameAmulet

Made FromGlass, probably non-lead

Date1800-1960

Techniquestamped

SizeOverall H: 3.8 cm, W: 2.3 cm, Th: 0.4 cm

Accession Number60.1.7

Credit LineGift of Royal Athena Gallery

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern
Early Modern
Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

possibly Lebanon; possibly Syria

Physical DescriptionIrregular oval plaque decorated on one side in relief: schematic human head and torso shown frontally. Head is hairless; face has eyebrows, oval eyes, nose, mouth. Neck has necklace with two strands. Torso has arms in front of chest, bent at elbows and with hands pointing toward neck. Figure wears garment decorated with sun or star. Edges of plaque are rounded and back is plain.
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