Amulet in form of clenched hand carved from mother-of-pearl
- Made:
- 1861-1920
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Amulet in form of clenched hand carved from mother-of-pearl, with turquoise bracelet, apotropaion, De Mortillet collection, from Italy, 1861-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A665924
- Materials:
- mother-of-pearl, brass alloy and turquoise
- Measurements:
-
length 24 mm
width 10 mm
- type:
- pendant
