Amuletic pendant consisting of mother-of-pearl fish and hand in horned gesture

Amuletic pendant consisting of mother-of-pearl fish and hand in

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Amuletic pendant consisting of mother-of-pearl fish and hand in horned gesture, on metal rings, from Naples, part of De Mortillet collection, from Italy, 1851-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665700
Materials:
silver, ? material and mother-of-pearl
Measurements:
approximately: length 25 mm
approximately: width 12 mm
type:
pendants