Amulet, operculum(?) of shell, smoothed into ovoid
- Made:
- 1880-1905
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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:
- A79919
- Materials:
- shell
- Measurements:
-
length 19 mm
width 15 mm
depth 5 mm
- type:
- protective amulets
