ANTIQUE Yemen Prayer Box Hirz Amulet Add Your Dangles

Description: This antique Yemen prayer box amulet is a beautiful piece of Middle Eastern history. Made of coin silver, it features intricate designs of eyes designed to ward off the "Evil Eye," that's believed to put one in harm or bring illness. Much history has been written about this; today's Hamsa is a similar talisman and bears the burden to keep evil away, but this type of piece was among the earliest. Made of coin silver, .800-.900, this Hirz would have contained a small scroll upon which prayers were written. It hangs from the two bails at the top and hollow silver bead, bells, or additional prayers stamped onto a piece of silver can again be added back to their original home. It's It's 85 mm long by 28 mm and it's signed by virtue of the hand stamp on the top featured in one photo. It's a great piece made by an Islamic silver worked in Yemen decades ago. Be sure to look at my other items because I combine as many items as I can safely pack in one box to save you a bundle on postage. Small items easily go in the same box as large ones and I charge no fees for extra packaging or “handling.” If the total weight makes the USPS charge more, then I do pass that along to you, but if the mail software charges something outrageous, I refund the difference. I typically choose to use USPS Ground Advantage but if I think it’s worth it, I’ll list is as Priority; you can always ask that I adjust the invoice. The USPS has told me 3 times that “we don’t have a ‘fragile class’ anymore, perhaps better, than the average bear. Sorry, no returns. And, please, if you send an offer on something – say I’m asking $24.95 and you offer $9, assume your offer will be rejected. Here's a note about my bead collection – I’m old and have been collecting since my gram gave me a necklace of “pop beads” when I was 12. I’ll be listing all of my collection, keeping back a few to put in a necklace I can wear. Some of my beads date back to 20,000 BCE. My documentation is referenced from my learning from archaeologists and anthropologists, not bead traders. I’m not yet selling my reference library, but will list a few old books from time to time. Holding antique beads makes me think of their meaning as talismans, religious protection, small works of art, for use as money, the beads’ origins, and the people who held them before me. Beads, defined by scientists as an item having perforations such that it may be strung, have arguably served as the first currency, were the first form of body adornment (tattoo historians may disagree), were and still are a form of talisman, and were and are still symbols of faith. If you missed out on a listing and want to see if I have others not yet listed, send a message through eBay and I'll list what you want if I have them. I can’t do side deals off eBay.

Price: 124.95 USD

Location: Fruita, Colorado

End Time: 2025-01-19T00:17:47.000Z

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