Silver amulet or cimaruta
- Made:
- 1701-1800
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Silver amulet or cimaruta, in the form of a key terminated by a clenched hand, worn as a protection against the evil eye, Italian, probably 18th century
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641877
- Materials:
- silver
- Measurements:
-
length 55 mm
width 15 mm
- type:
- protective amulets
