Two necklaces with amulet cases and triangular pendants. Syria, [late 19th or early 20th century].
Silver, repoussé, engraved, and punched; glass beads and other beads; silver coins.
Two amulets with identical design, specifically a long chain with two cylindrical amulet cases suspended on either side of a large, central, sealed, suspended triangular amulet case. Silver coins or disks suspended from both the amulet cases and the chain. Some of the ornaments inlaid with glass beads or other beads.
Approx. 58X20 cm.; Approx. 46X20 cm.
Reference: The Arts and Crafts of Syria: Collection Antoine Touma and Linden-Museum Stuttgart, pp. 98-99.