Amuletic pendant in form of apricot kernel carved to represent flaming hearts

Made:
1891-1895 in France
Amuletic pendant in form of apricot kernel carved to represent

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Amuletic pendant in form of apricot kernel carved to represent
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Amuletic pendant in form of apricot kernel carved to represent flaming hearts, De Mortillet collection, from Angers, French, 1891-1895

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665531
Materials:
kernel, apricot
Measurements:
overall: 16 mm x 21 mm x 19 mm, .002 kg
type:
pendant and amulet