Gold 'angel' or touchpiece issued by Elizabeth I
- Made:
- 1582-1603
Gold angel, possibly used as a touchpiece in the ceremony of healing by touch, mint mark in the form of an `A', issued by Elizabeth I 1582-1603
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641046
- Materials:
- gold
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1.5 mm x 30 mm, 0.006 kg
- type:
- touchpieces
- credit:
- Spink
