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Amuletic ring made from a penny
- Made:
- 1901-1913 in Scarborough
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Ring made from penny by old sailor, amulet protecting against rheumatism, Lovett collection, from Scarborough, English, 1901-1913
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A132563
- Materials:
- copper (alloy)
- Measurements:
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overall: 8 mm 24 mm, .006 kg
- type:
- rings
- credit:
- Lovett, E.R.