Pendant and Necklace, "Maskah or Samakah"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 19 Oct 1988
label: Collection Date
content: 1965 to 1966
name: label: Collector
content: Alixa Naff
label: Donor Name
content: George Naff
notes: label: Notes
content: Link chain and pendant. Pendant: disc with scalloped edge, incised with Arabic writing surrounded by design. Reverse side has geometric design. Disc has 5 further pendants. Center one is a blue stone in an oval setting. 2 hollow beads on each side. Purchased by collector from Cairo dealer. Worn by women. Probably talismanic because of inscribed Arabic prayer and possible magic design on reverse.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Cairo, Egypt, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Egyptian
label: Culture
content: Arabic-Islamic
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 378937
label: USNM Number
content: E424818-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Necklace
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 45 cm