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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 383414, member: 2844&quot;]It is a twin amulet case pendant, Yemeni style. To me the cases look like Torah scrolls.</p><p>Originally amulet cases held some kind of talisman, which could be a protective text, herb, stone, etc, but they often came to be considered protective on their own.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yemen was the main silver country in the Middle East, and Yemeni silversmiths were in demand throughout the region. Yemen always had an important Jewish community and many Yemeni silversmiths were Jewish. They made jewellery for all faiths.</p><p><br /></p><p>The stones are glass beads, as you thought, Mikey. Blue is a protective colour.</p><p>The star looks filled with black, is that niello? In that case it could have been made in Syria or one of the neighbouring countries, by a Yemeni silversmith.</p><p>It could even have been a souvenir from neighbouring Palestine, which has had a Yemeni community for centuries.</p><p>Is that a mark on the back of the bail:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]132534[/ATTACH]</p><p>Could we see a closeup photo? Also of the star, please?</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a little amulet case from Yemen, waiting for one of my repair projects, a Suleiman banded agate and silver necklace.</p><p>As you can see the style is similar, with those rows of flattened spirals. It doesn&#039;t open and never contained anything. It is protective as it is, in combination with the Suleiman (king Solomon) agate.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]132533[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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