Amulet of gilt metal in the shape of a heart with a scalloped edge. It is decorated on one side with incised Hebrew text and has a suspension loop at the top. [BA [OPS move] 7/11/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet of gilt metal in the shape of a heart with a scalloped edge. It is decorated on one side with incised Hebrew text and has a suspension loop at the top. [BA [OPS move] 7/11/2017]
Geographical reference: Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria; Algiers
Person: Field collector Henry Hildburgh; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1906
Date collected: 1906
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Silver Metal, Material Gilt Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Gilded, Process Inscribed, Process Incised, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 36 mm, Width: max 28 mm, Depth: max 6 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.50.1031
Research and responses: Sketch p57a H.H. notes