Carved iris root in form of a horn

Carved iris root in form of a horn

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Carved iris root in form of a horn
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Carved iris root in form of a horn, in metal setting with suspension loop, used against the evil eye, Mortillet Collection, from Ancona, Italian, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666118
Materials:
root and metal
type:
pendants