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1965.3.176

Amulet against the Evil Eye: Double string of glass beads, each of 3 strands of pink beads, with single strand of pale blue ones at each end, & where they join, 3 larger dark blue beads with pendant ?coin.

1965.3.176

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet against the Evil Eye: Double string of glass beads, each of 3 strands of pink beads, with single strand of pale blue ones at each end, & where they join, 3 larger dark blue beads with pendant ?coin.
Geographical reference
Syria
Asia > Western Asia > Syria
Cultural groups
Arab
Person
Field collector Frederick Sessions
PRM source Folk-Lore Society
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1950?, uncertain
Date collected
?1890 - 1950
Acquisition information
Donated: 1965
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material Glass, Material Metal, Material String, Process Strung, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 180 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1965.3.176 Other numbers: D.1923.20

Search terms: Ornament, Religion, Bead, Currency, Amulet, Coin

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