Silver amulet or cimaruta
- Made:
- 1701-1800
Silver amulet or cimaruta, in the form of a sprig of rue, divided into 5 branches, 1 plain, 3 bear the rue buds, 1 bears a hand making the manofica sign, with loop for suspension, worn to ward off the evil eye, Italina, possibly 18th century
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641855
- Materials:
- silver
- type:
- protective amulets