Silver amulet, pentagonal with rounded corners, with incised decoration on one side. [EH [OPS move] 9/11/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Silver amulet, pentagonal with rounded corners, with incised decoration on one side. [EH [OPS move] 9/11/2017]
Long description: Silver amulet, pentagonal with rounded corners. Incised on one side with Hebrew characters and flowers separated by borders of diagonal lines. Perforated at the top, with silver S-shaped piece threaded through the hole for suspension. [EH [OPS move] 9/11/2017]
Geographical reference: Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria; Constantine
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, Process Incised, Process Inscribed, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 29 mm, Depth: max 4 mm, Width: max 23 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.50.1108