Metal amulet or cimaruta
- Made:
- 1701-1800
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Metal amulet or cimaruta, in the form of a sprig of rue divided into 3 branches, 2 bearing rue buds, 1 bearing a hand making the manofica sign, with loop for suspension, worn against the evil eye, Italian, 18th century
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641854
- Measurements:
-
length 28 mm
width 19 mm
- type:
- protective amulets
