Necklace

Museum number:
9-20413
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
1
Accession number:
Acc.4416
Description:
Necklace, one strand, on string; multicolored glass and stone beads, with 10 metal pendants/medals, bearing inscription in Arabic, "In the name of Allah, the merciful the compassionate;" length circa 71 centimeters.
Donor:
Elizabeth Rees and Estate of Mabel Nelson Murray
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Verbatim coll. place:
Middle East, Iran attributed
Collector:
Mabel Nelson Murray
Collection date:
1924-1938
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Necklace, accession number 9-20413, described as Necklace, one strand, on string; multicolored glass and stone beads, with 10 metal pendants/medals, bearing inscription in Arabic, "In the name of Allah, the merciful the compassionate;" length circa 71 centimeters.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Necklace, accession number 9-20413, described as Necklace, one strand, on string; multicolored glass and stone beads, with 10 metal pendants/medals, bearing inscription in Arabic, "In the name of Allah, the merciful the compassionate;" length circa 71 centimeters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 9-20413, described as Necklace, one strand, on string; multicolored glass and stone beads, with 10 metal pendants/medals, bearing inscription in Arabic, "In the name of Allah, the merciful the compassionate;" length circa 71 centimeters.

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