Gilt "Neptune's Tooth" amulet
- Made:
- 1900-1920
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Gilt "Neptune's Tooth" amulet, clasp with tooth pendant suspended, to protect seamen, used by Normans and Bretons, made in England, 1900-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A132455
- Materials:
- gilt
- Measurements:
-
overall: 9 mm x 92 mm x 60 mm, .002 kg
amulet: 9 mm x 37 mm x 23 mm,
- type:
- protective amulets
- credit:
- Lovett, E.R.
