Gilt "Neptune's Tooth" amulet

Made:
1900-1920
Gilt Neptune's Tooth' amulet

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Gilt Neptune's Tooth' amulet
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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.