Gold angel, used as a touchpiece in the ceremony of healing by touch, mint mark indistinguishable, possibly 2nd or 3rd coinage, English, issued by James I, 1603-1625
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641049
- Materials:
- gold
- Measurements:
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overall: 1.5 mm 28 mm, .004 kg
- type:
- amulets and touchpieces
