Amulet shaped like cowrie shell

Made:
200 BCE-200 CE in Italy
maker:
Unknown
Amulet shaped like cowrie shell Amulet shaped like cowrie shell Amulet shaped like cowrie shell Amulet shaped like cowrie shell

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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