Object Number | 29-96-226 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hebrew |
Provenience | North Africa |
Section | African |
Materials | Leather |
Description | Double strand of twisted black leather. String attached to buttons on either end covered with red woven leather. Leather loops covered with red wool string around either button, & leather loopsbound together under 3 large pendants & 2 red leather beads. 2 outer pendants of black leather in diamond shape, sewn with red leather separated from central pendant by 2 beads. Central pendant is rounded rectangle with brown leather back, & red & black leather-weave front. The central pendant is badly damaged revealing paper & cloth stuffing, probably a phylactery. |
Length | 5 cm |
Width | 3.3 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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