Amulet operculum(?) of shell

Made:
1880-1905
Amulet operculum(?) of shell, smoothed into ovoid shape

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Amulet operculum(?) of shell, smoothed into ovoid shape
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Amulet operculum(?) of shell, smoothed into ovoid shape, known as "Eye of St. Lucia", to avert Evil Eye, from Venice, Italian, 1880-1905

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A79918
Materials:
shell
type:
protective amulets