Carved shell hand holding 4 coral branches

Made:
1830-1920
Carved shell hand holding 4 coral branches

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Carved shell hand holding 4 coral branches
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Carved shell hand holding 4 coral branches, with metal mount and bracelet, protects against evil eye, De Mortillet collection, from Naples, Italian, 1830-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665898
Materials:
metal, shell, coral and turquoise
type:
amulet