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'Armudiye' pendant/charm for cradle. Late-Ottoman, from Turkey. Private collection, Turkey.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on August 6, 2016 at 1:46am
Late-Ottoman 'armudiye' pendant (=a pear-shaped gold or gilt silver medallion) for a baby's cradle, with an Arabic inscription ('Maşallah' = 'according to God's will' / Magnificent!). Late-Ottoman, ca. 1900. Such 'armudiye' is a 'nazarlık' (an amulet, used to ward off the evil eye), as is also the second pendant: a blue stone, set in silver. (Source: Dekorantik, Ankara).
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Tags: Turkey, charm., late-Ottoman, nazarlık
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  • Lynn Ardent August 8, 2016 at 3:05pm

    Dear Jean-Marie, I absolutely love this amulet.  I can just imagine the little babies it adorned. 

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