Pendant, carved from mother-of-pearl in form of horn

Pendant, carved from mother-of-pearl in form of horn

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Pendant, carved from mother-of-pearl in form of horn
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Pendant, carved from mother-of-pearl in form of horn, with silver mount, apotropaion, De Mortillet collection, from Tunis, North African, 1851-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665946
Materials:
shell, mother of pearl and silver
Measurements:
length 30 mm
diameter 4 mm
type:
pendants