Amulet for protection (Gaster Amulet 31)
A necklace made of blue and white beads, with seven cowrie shells.
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- Physical Location: The John Rylands Library
- Collection: Gaster Amulet Collection
- Classmark: Gaster Amulet 31
- Title: Amulet for protection
- Language(s): No linguistic content
- Subject(s): Amulets
- Origin Place: Morocco
- Date of Creation: 19th-20th century
- Former Owner(s): Gaster, Moses 1856-1939
- Note(s):
Gaster's note attached: "Charm from Morocco againt evil eye".
- Physical Description:
Made of small blue and white beads, with seven cowrie shells attached to its end. The central part contains a piece of fabric (and probably a piece of alum wrapped), covered with beads. Size of pendant: 50mm x 50mm.
- Format: Jewellery
- Material(s): Glass; Shells; Fabric; Cotton fibre
- Extent: height: 180 mm, width: 180 mm.
- Technique(s): beadwork
- Mode: Worn around the neck.
- Function: Protection against the evil eye.
- Condition:
Fine
- Decoration:
Two double strings of small blue and white beads converge into a central piece. The central piece consists of fabric covered with blue and white beads, forming four cross patterns. Additionally, there are seven triangular shapes made of blue beads attached to the central piece, with each triangular shape tied to a cowrie shell.
- Acquisition: Acquired by The John Rylands Library from the heirs of Moses Gaster in 1954.
- Date of Acquisition: 1954
- Data Source(s): Catalogue description is by Gal Sofer (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva); edited by Zsófia Buda.
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- Physical Location: The John Rylands Library
- Collection: Gaster Amulet Collection
- Classmark: Gaster Amulet 31
- Title: Amulet for protection
- Language(s): No linguistic content
- Subject(s): Amulets
- Origin Place: Morocco
- Date of Creation: 19th-20th century
- Former Owner(s): Gaster, Moses 1856-1939
- Note(s):
Gaster's note attached: "Charm from Morocco againt evil eye".
- Physical Description:
Made of small blue and white beads, with seven cowrie shells attached to its end. The central part contains a piece of fabric (and probably a piece of alum wrapped), covered with beads. Size of pendant: 50mm x 50mm.
- Format: Jewellery
- Material(s): Glass; Shells; Fabric; Cotton fibre
- Extent: height: 180 mm, width: 180 mm.
- Technique(s): beadwork
- Mode: Worn around the neck.
- Function: Protection against the evil eye.
- Condition:
Fine
- Decoration:
Two double strings of small blue and white beads converge into a central piece. The central piece consists of fabric covered with blue and white beads, forming four cross patterns. Additionally, there are seven triangular shapes made of blue beads attached to the central piece, with each triangular shape tied to a cowrie shell.
- Acquisition: Acquired by The John Rylands Library from the heirs of Moses Gaster in 1954.
- Date of Acquisition: 1954
- Data Source(s): Catalogue description is by Gal Sofer (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva); edited by Zsófia Buda.
