Silver amulet
- Made:
- Italy
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Silver amulet, or cimaruta in the form of a sprig of rue, divided into 4 main branches, 1 bears a bud or fist, 1 a heart, 2 branches bear crescents, these two crescents are bridged by a key, with loop for suspension, worn as protection against the evil eye, Italian
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641871
- Materials:
- silver
- type:
- protective amulets
