A Fine and Important Silver Amulet Necklace (Lazem), Yemen, Late 19th Century Description: Composed of five elements finely decorated with filigree and turquoise in the traditional motif and connected by 3 rows of silver and coral beads. Three large cylindrical amulets are suspended from the central elements, terminating in tassles of braided silver chain. Length with chain: 43.5 cm Weight: 240 cm Literature: For a similar example see, Chason, Rachel "Later Islamic Jewelry", Mayer Memorial Institute for Islamic Art, Jerusalem, 1987, p. 86, item 114.