Amulet Necklace

2009.05.0005

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Artifact Identification Amulet Necklace   (2009.05.0005)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Adornment
  4. :
  5. Body Adornments
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date 20th Century
Culture N/A

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 50.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 10.3 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 1.6 cm
Weight 371 g
Measuring Remarks Length measured with necklace folded out. Depth= Thickness Thickness measured at capsule shaped pendant.
Materials Stone, Metal, Metal--Silver, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Chased, Drilling, Embossing, Incising, Inserting, Manufacturing, Twisting, Welding
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Guilat, Yael. "Between Lulu and Penina: The Yemenite Woman, Her Jewelry, and Her Embroidery in the New Hebrew Culture. Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues, No. 11, Spring 5766/2006, pp. 198-223 Garner, Ann "Comments on Silver Jewelry of the Middle East" http://www.mschon.com/articles.html, 4/11/2012.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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