THREE EGYPTIAN POSSESSION RITE SILVER ZAR AMULETS WITH FIGURES AND SIX-POINTED STAR
Egypt, North Africa, first half 20th century

Each amulet of circular shape, made of a single silver sheet beaten, hammered, and incised with talismanic figural subjects on one side, and four overlapping bands of Arabic naskh script on the reverse, reading the starting passage from the Ayat al-Kursi (the Throne Verse), from surah Al-Baqara (2:255), one pendant featuring an Egyptian commander wearing a tall fez hat, the latter with a couple, and the third with the geometric stellar pattern of the six-pointed star, each pendant caparisoned with rattling bells, and stamped with Egyptian silver hallmarks, with assay marks '90', the national Egyptian mark of the left-facing cat, and the Roman alphabet letters C (in use 1927 - 28) - I (in use1933 - 34) - L (in use1935 - 36).

5cm, 4.3cm, and 5cm diameter respectively

Total 55gr. (19gr., 15gr., and 21gr. respectively)