المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1839
مكان النشر
Egypt (made) -
الموضوع
Jewellery Africa Metalwork Amulets
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Amulet cases: Retangular case width 7.3 cm, height 4.2 cm Larger tubular case length 10 cm Smaller tubular case length 7.4 cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
1102-1869
رقم السجل
1102-1869
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1839
ملاحظات
Amulets were worn throughout the Islamic region by men, women and children to help protect them from all the dangers of everyday life. Written inscriptions or pieces of material with magical or religious associations were often enclosed in containers, and the shape of these containers, a triangle, rectangle or cylinder, was so associated with its amuletic purpose that it was often assumed to have the same value as its original contents, regardless of whether or not it contained anything, or could even open. This necklace was described as "Modern Egyptian. Worn as amulets by Egyptian ladies" when it was acquired by the Museum in 1869. Its name was recorded as Hegabs , the same word which is more commonly used for the veil with which Moslem women cover their hair.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Engraved and repousse silver Silver Incising
Fiziksel açıklama
Three amulet cases on a silver chain of figure-of-eight links, consisting of one rectangular case between two cylindrical ones.
