Amulet Case
19th century
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsOverall: 7.8 x 7.2 x 1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Lender accessory (Box): 9.5 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm (3 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Lender accessory (Box): 9.5 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm (3 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Italo S. Servi in memory of Dolce Sadun Servi
Accession number2016.401
On View
Not on viewClassificationsReligious and cult objects
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1826, Dolce Sadun Servi (b. 1826 – d. 1901), Pitigliano, Italy; by descent to her grandson, Aldo Gino Servi (b. 1881 – d. 1963) and his wife, Amelia Servi (b. 1886 – d. 1974), Gallarate, Italy; about 1950, given by Amelia Servi to her son, Italo Servi, Gallarate and Lincoln, MA; 2016, gift of Italo Servi to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)
mid-17th century
17th century
late 17th century
17th century
1500–50
19th century
945–712 B.C.
550–331 B.C.
599–300 B.C.
550–331 B.C.
8th century B.C.