The Palestinian Museum permanent collection

Necklace

A handmade silver necklace; three silver coins hang from three silver ovoids made using the perforation (filigree) method. It is specific to the Hebron region.

Braided Egyptian bracelet

A broad handcrafted bracelet of high-calibre silver consisting of five parts, including two unengraved edges and three braided middle sections, two thin and one thick. The bracelet bears a stamp that determines the quality of silver. It was widespread in the Naqab desert, and its design was influenced by European bracelets.

Znaq necklace

A silver necklace, comprised of six intertwined short chains, ending in two chains with a clasp to be worn on the head, at the end of which is a silver perforated sphere and a large Austrian coin. The necklace is specific to Bethlehem.

Belt

A belt made entirely of silver, worn over thobes on the waist. It is decorated with oval shapes which contain images of buildings, likely to be mosques in Istanbul.

Qladat hijab necklace

A silver necklace with a pear-shaped silver amulet known as a maska. Engraved on one side of the maska are the words 'In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, O Guardian, O Honest One', and on the other side there is a square seal which contains the numbers 2478. According to numerical analysis, this is a love amulet. However, there appears to be a defect in the seal numbers, as the number to be expected here is 2468, which are the first even numbers per the older Arabic alphabet.