- Object Name:
- Childbirth Amuletic Necklace
- Place Made:
- Kurdistan
- Date:
- late 19th-early 20th century
- Medium:
- Silver: engraved, traced, filigree, cast; glass beads
- Dimensions:
- 17 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (45.1 × 37.5 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
- Accession Number:
- F 5319
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The amuletic inscriptions indicate that this necklace was supposed to protect against Lilith, who threatened to kill all newborn children. Other passages ensured against fire, disease, and demons.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.