Amulet
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Amulet
Jade or flint (?)
2 1/2 in. x 1 7/8 in. x 1/4 in. (thickness) (6.3 cm x 4.8 cm x 0.6 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
72.9.1
Other Number(s):
24118 (The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Number)
Acquisition Date:
12/09/1997
Geography:
Europe, Germany, Saxony
Classification:
Clothing and Adornments; Adornments
Culture/Nationality:
German
Collection:
William S. Vaux Collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
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- amulets - Small objects worn as protecting charms, as to ward off evil, harm, or illness, or to bring good fortune. For objects specifically cut with astrological or magical symbols, intended to protect the bearer, but not necessarily worn, use "talismans."
- charms - Small pendants worn for luck or decoration.
- flint - The dark gray or black variety of chert.
- jade - General term for several varieties of hard and soft, fine-grained rock composed of jadeite, nephrite, serpentine, or other mineralogically related materials; usually having a color ranging from dark green to green-white. Jade takes a high polish and has been used since prehistoric times for jewelry, small utensils, carvings, vases, and other ornamental objects. Some processing techniques have been used to enhance the color of inferior stones: B-jade has been bleached to remove brown stains, while C-jade has been impregnated with resins to increase its translucency; A-jade is untreated.
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