Amulet of a heart pierced by an arrow, Latin inscription 'Ora Pro Nobis'.

Made:: 1871-1920

Brass alloy pendant arrow piercing heart inscribed S

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Brass alloy pendant arrow piercing heart inscribed S. Sebastiane and ora pro nobis, amuletic, De Mortillet collection, Italian, 1871-1920

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A665487

Materials:: brass, alloy

type:: pendants

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