Octagonal, metal medal

Octagonal, metal medal, used as an amulet, artist unknown

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Octagonal, metal medal, used as an amulet, artist unknown
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Octagonal, metal medal, used as an amulet, artist unknown, medal French(?), 1850-1920

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A100250
Materials:
brass, copper, silver and lead, ? material
Measurements:
maximum: diameter 44 mm
width 41 mm
type:
therapeutic amulets
credit:
Rossi