Amulet shaped like cowrie shell
- Made:
- 200 BCE-200 CE in Italy
Bronze amuletic pendant, shaped like cowrie shell, probably erotic symbol, in display box with others, probably Roman, from Italy, 200BC -200AD
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A67802
- Materials:
- bronze
- Measurements:
-
overall: 19 mm x 38 mm x 22 mm, .021 kg
- type:
- pendant
- credit:
- Arte Antica e Moderna