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Ceramic pendant in metal mount, depicts 2 saints on 1 side, worn by a Russian soldier during First World War
The pendant shows two unknown saints. It was believed that saints could protect and intercede on a person’s behalf. It would have been worn on a chain or a piece of leather. This pendant was worn by a Russian soldier during the First World War, probably as a lucky charm.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A79981
- type:
- amulet
- credit:
- Lovett, E.
