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Yemeni Amulet from the Hadramaut

Posted by Lynn Ardent on March 8, 2015 at 7:27pm
This is a heavy silver wedding necklace from the Hadramaut, probably from Wadi Daw'an. The cucumber-shaped amulet has finely engraved floral decoration, with granulated pyramid finials on either side and forming the bails. Beneath it hangs profuse bells, none missing or replaced. Hands of Fatimah hang at the front of each row of bells. The amulet is set on a chain that uses the same construction techniques as the southern Yemeni belts and is in fact long enough to be a belt at 39" long. The amulet is very large and the whole thing weighs 540 grams.
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Tags: amulet, dawan, hadramaut, necklace, wadi, yemen, yemeni
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  • Peter Hoesli March 11, 2015 at 10:18am
    Dear Lynn; This is a very nice piece and well described. I love the opulence of the Hadramaut Jewellery. Congratulations. Peter
  • Lynn Ardent March 11, 2015 at 2:52pm

    Thank you Peter.  I also love Hadramaut jewelry.

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