Rosary, carried by a sailor as an amulet against drowning

Amuletic rosary

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Amuletic rosary
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Amuletic rosary, wooden beads on silver chain with a steel heart and cross pendant, carried by a sailor against drowning, London, English, 1901-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666035
Materials:
beads, wood, chain, steel and pendant, steel
Measurements:
overall: 7 mm x 270 mm x 15 mm, .02 kg
type:
rosaries
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust