Amulet, carved mother-of-pearl fist
- Made:
- 1880-1920
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Amulet, carved mother-of-pearl fist, with thumb protruding between index and middle fingers, set into metal socket with suspension ring, Italian, 1880-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A665314
- Materials:
- silver and mother-of-pearl
- type:
- amulet
