Skip to Content
Today Open today 10–11 members | 11–5 public

Necklace with a Compartment for Magical Texts

A work made of silver.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

Image actions

  • A work made of silver.

Date:

Ottoman dynasty (1299–1923), 18th/19th century

Artist:

Turkey or Egypt

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Necklace with a Compartment for Magical Texts

Place

Nestórion (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1701–1899

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

Amulet: 5.9 × 5.7 × 1.1 cm (2 5/16 × 2 1/4 × 7/16 in.); Overall chain with amulet: H.: 66 cm (26 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. C. L. Hutchinson

Reference Number

1924.883

IIIF Manifest  The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world.

Learn more.

https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/13694/manifest.json

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.

Share

Sign up for our enewsletter to receive updates.

Learn more

Image actions

Share