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Saudi or Yemeni Amulet

Posted by Lynn Ardent on March 29, 2015 at 5:44am

A large silver amulet with a sunburst design and a great profusion of bells. The amulet opens and the inside was stuffed with old tissues to prevent denting. The tissues smell like old papers in my grandmother's house -- by smell alone I would date it to the 60s-70s. It is Yemeni or Saudi. I suspect Saudi, made by Yemeni jewelers working there, based on other pieces I have seen from Saudi Arabia. Comments and alternate opinions are most welcome.Dimensions:160mm tallBox alone is 75mm wide176 grams

Comments

Peter Hoesli March 29, 2015 at 6:56am

Dear Lynn: A really nice piece and I would agree with you, locating it to Saudi Arabia. With kind regards. Peter
Betty March 29, 2015 at 2:59pm

Very beautiful, too!