Antique Amulet

This handwoven wool antique Caucasian Soumak flat-weave rug features four amulet medallions along the center of the red and blue cut-out field.

Around the majestic medallion, expansive red corner spandrels become richly populated with interlocking tribal devices, diamonds, diminutive blossoms, amuletic forms, and stylized ve...

It is enclosed with a hooked amulet border flanked with an inner and outer Meander border.

The composition is anchored by two stately hexagonal medallions, each a world unto itself—rich with stylized vases, florals, amulets, and chandeliers that flicker like sacred lamps.

These elements are not placed arbitrarily; they form a protective language, a visual amulet encoded into the rug’s structure, offering both meaning and presence.

The hamsa hand (or khamsa in Arabic) or hamesh hand (Hebrew) is an old amulet for magical protection from the envious or evil eye, used in both Jewish and Islamic populations.

These amulets are more than decorative—they function as protective emblems, historically intended to guard the home and its inhabitants.

Its elongated proportions showcase a compartment-style composition, where three monumental gul amulets unfold along a central axis. The architectural arrangement evokes the grandeur ...

As one’s gaze drifts deeper into mesmerizing details of this masterwork, the intricate dance of tendrils, floral sprigs, palmettes, and sacred amulets unfolds in harmonious rhythm. E...

Set centrally with an oval cabochon carnelian intaglio engraved with a stylised representation of a lion with a crucifix on its back, with alternating amuletic cross and crescent mot...

Across the exceptional field, five vertical columns establish a stately rhythm, each formed by a procession of Herati-inspired medallions, serrated palmettes, and symbolic amulets. T...

The antique Shirvan boteh runner is framed by a red border composed of scorpion motifs and amulets. Two thin guard bands enclose the main border with three-petaled flowers and angula...

Closer to his body, draped crosswise over one shoulder, are a series of amulet boxes threaded along a string necklace. Maitreya is further adorned with earrings and armlets.

Because of the virtues associated with this material amber was carved as amulets and prophylactic ornaments. As an expression of luxury and means amber was also used for adornments a...

Serrated edges of the medallions—rendered in espresso, gray, and pistachio—suggest the rugged silhouette of distant Anatolian ranges, while the fierce diagonals in lemon verbena and ...

Angular vinery and branching forms evoke the iconic Tree of Life in abstracted form, guiding the eye across the surface with intention. Small amulet-like details appear within the pa...

The angular forms recall protective amulets found throughout regional textile traditions, where geometric ornamentation could express aspirations for safeguarding the household.

These 31 Brazilian amulets, or balangada, were hammered from sheets of silver in the 19th century to form pomegranates, sugar apples, guava, and other exotic fruits.

Used as a mark of wealth, cameos and intaglios have been collected and adorned since antiquity, and were also used extensively as amulets to bring good luck and fortune to the wearer.

Tengu noodles are said to be an amulet, a blessing, and an auspicious object for business prosperity.