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Does the amulet box open at the top? Like the Egyptian ones?
A photo front of the triangle amuletbox. You can open it (schuifje).
Beautiful! I worked in Jordan for years, but old pieces are really hard to find there. What metal is this? Love the 6-pointed star. Not surprisingly, also very similar to Syrian jewelry.
Thanks for the picture. Your "box" has the same design as those of mine. But the pattern on it is quite different. Mine are on a Zar chain and are hallmarked in Cairo in the year 1925-26.
Do you by any chance know how your chain was worn? The story on mine goes as follows that these were worn in pairs, one under each arm (like a shoulde bag) at a Zar ceremony. This might be right because I own one paire of these.
@ Edith Thanks for your comment .It is silverplated on mixed metal. Interesting you worked in Jordan. I've been in 1999 on a day- trip to Petra, via Aqaba and Wadi Rum.(There was no time for buying anything)
@ Harald, Triangle design amuletholders you will find in a lot of cultures, I have also a triangle Greek Ottoman- period Christian amuletholder. I will make a foto of it and post it here soon. I don't know for sure how my chain was worn, I think the chain round the neck, the normal way of wearing a necklace. I Like your silver Zar chains, Good find.( often they are broke in pieces, easier to sell!)
Hello, Edith,
I lived in Jordan in 1978 and 1979. You were probably there later than I was. I really enjoyed the country. It was a place to do a lot of exploring. I only have two old pieces that we collected there. A nice silver belt with filigree pendants all round and a string of old steatite beads in the Bactrian style, actually. Anna