Most Circassian pieces of jewellery were not only decorative but also had a sacral meaning. They served as talismans against any negative influences. Amulet boxes (in Adyghe ei, ‘dyuah thyl’yl’’) belonged to that type of talismans, and were usually worn by Adyghe women over their national clothes.

When the Circassians turned to Islam, they started putting papers with quotes from the Koran into the amulet boxes. The amulet box there was made just for keeping quotes from the Muslim holy book. Experts suppose that this piece of jewellery was created between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.

The amulet box was worn as a pendant on a chain put around the neck. It could be hanging down straight, coming below the buckle of the silver belt, or over one shoulder, and then it hang below the waist. The shape of the pendant depended on how it had to be worn. Amulet boxes that hung higher were triangle-shaped, and those worn like present-day bags were rectangular. There were also pendants worn on the chest. They were usually made in the shape of a horizontal cylinder on which a triangular plate was soldered with various charms on it.