Amulet, in form of horned hand carved from mother-of-pearl
- Made:
- 1861-1920
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Amulet, in form of horned 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:
- A665947
- Materials:
- shell, mother of pearl, turquoise and silver
- Measurements:
-
length 32 mm
width 11 mm
- type:
- pendant
