Accession No
1927.1005 B
Description
Amulet. String of 14 translucent stone pendants, possibly quartz. Strung together using a mix of threads, including brown wool, red and blue cotton and copper thread.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Türkiye [Turkey]; Aegean Region; Izmir [Smyrna]
Period
Source
Dawkins, Richard MacGillivray (Professor) [field collector]; Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir) [bequeather]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1927.1005 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Carnelian; ?Quartz; Wool
Local Term
Measurements
320mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Catalogue card: 'imported into Smyrna to be used by Turkish women as amulets.'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Labels & Markings)
On Ridgeway label: 'Imported into Smyrna to be used by Turkis[h] women as amulets. Bought for me at [unfinished sentence]'. Reverse bears faint writing in pencil.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Necklace of stone beads.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Roughly chipped stone pendants, probably quartz, suspended from wrapped string.
Event Date 16/7/2014
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Amulet. String of 14 translucent stone a, possibly quartz. Strung together using a mix of threads, including brown wool, red and blue cotton and copper thread.
Event Date 22/5/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:284942
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