Rectangular amulet and pendant of Hindu piligrims

Made:: 1871-1900 in India

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Silver amulet and pendant, rectangular
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Silver amulet and pendant, rectangular, probably worn by Hindu pilgrims and bearing Hindu symbolism depicting two figures seated side by side, each having 4 arms, 1 figure is Ganesh, India, 1871-1900

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A641914

Materials:: silver (metal)

type:: amulet

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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