Garnet stone

Collection item image: 

Garnet stone

Collection: 
Stones
Collection item description: 

A broken piece of garnet, which used to be probably round-shaped. It is fixed in position by a silver frame on which there are engravings only partially read due to a rupture in the frame. The silver frame is attached to two rings  then to a lace so to wear  around the neck. Canaan obtained it in 1917. 

Registration No: 
01091700
Usage: 
Talisman
District: 
Jerusalem (Middle East, Palestine)
Materials: 
Stone, Silver
Dimensions: 
Length: 11.0 cm Width: 5.0 cm
Acquisition Date: 
1995