Silver amulet and cimaruta
- Made:
- Italy
Silver amulet and cimaruta, in the form of a sprig of rue, crudely done, branches terminating in a bunch of grapes and many hands, with loop for suspension, worn for protection against the evil eye, marked, Italian
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641869
- Materials:
- silver
- type:
- protective amulets