Silver amulet
- Made:
- 1701-1800
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Silver amulet, in the form of a hand making the manofica sign and holding a sprig of rue, with loop for suspension, worn as protection against the evil eye, possibly 18th century, Italian
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641885
- Materials:
- silver
- type:
- protective amulets
