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Pendant, 1921-1940.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1921-1940

Silver gilt pendant, ‘memento mori’, Europe, 1701-1900

Wellcome (general)

Unknown date

Circular metal pendant

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1920

Large pearl shell pendant flat, egg-shaped in prof

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Pearl shell pendant, (Louka-Louka), large flat egg

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Plaque like amuletic pendant of glass, yellow, scr

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1920

Pendant (?) disc, circular bronze, grave object, S

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

500-1450

Pendant of two leopards ? claws joined by a cuff o

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Brass pendant amulet, with representation of Virgi

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1870-1900

Ceramic pendant with saint depicted on 1 side, wor

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Amuletic pendant in form of moulded metal slipper

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1900-1913

Pendant, figure of kneeling woman

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Amuletic pendant, polished translucent clouded agate drop

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1920

Pair of orange glass, amuletic, pendant earrings with brass mounts, part of Lovett collection, from London, English, 1901-1913

Pair of orange glass, amuletic, pendant earrings w

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1901-1913

Cornish piskie amuletic pendant

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1930

Oval silver pendant, possibly institution relating to the pendant, Dutch, 1800-1900

Oval silver pendant, possibly institution relating

Wellcome Medals

1800-1900

Amuletic pendant in form of bronze snake biting its tail,

Amuletic pendant in form of bronze snake biting it

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Pendant of boar's tusk suspended from two iron chains, witch doctor's amulet, Masai tribe, Kenya, Africa, 1880-1920

Pendant of boar's tusk suspended from two iron cha

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Vulcanite hand and forearm in fig gesture, in gold mount with suspension loop, Spanish, 1850-1920

Vulcanite hand and forearm in fig gesture, in gold

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1920

Carved stone pendant, kite-shaped, perforated, for cramp caused by sudden fright, Austrian, 1871-1920

Pendant, amulet for cramp

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1920

Silver baptism pendant with crucifix suspended, very worn, German, 1880-1920

Silver baptism pendant with crucifix suspended, ve

Wellcome Medals

1880-1920

Circular gilt amuletic pendant with scene of crucifixion, German(?), 1701 to 1930

Circular gilt amuletic pendant with scene of cruci

Wellcome Medals

1701-1930

Circular silver medal with suspension loop, depicts Jacob Alenitsch, doctor and councillor to Duke of Saxe-Gotha, designed by C.W., German(?), 1707

Circular silver medal with suspension loop, depict

Wellcome Medals

1707

Pendant earring of polished greenstone, Maori, from New Zealand, 1851-1910

Pendant earring of polished greenstone, Maori, fro

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1910

Pendant or earring, of polished greenstone, hooked, worn by Maori chief, from New Zealand, 1851-1910

Pendant or earring, of polished greenstone, hooked

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1910

Amuletic pendant, locket type which opens at back, set with mottled red jasper, De Mortillet Collection, European, 1860-1920

Amuletic pendant, locket type which opens at back,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1920

Amuletic pendant, large piece of red jasper in drop-shaped metal setting, De Mortillet collection, European, 1850-1920

Amuletic pendant, large piece of red jasper in dro

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1920

Pendant amulet in form of crossbow, white metal, inscribed "St. Sebastianus", European, 1801-1930

Pendant amulet in form of crossbow, white metal, i

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1930

Small amuletic pendant in shape of heart, carved from stone, De Mortillet collection, European (?), 1801-1920

Small amuletic pendant in shape of heart, carved f

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1920

Pendant amulet, ovoid translucent stone, silver mounted, De Mortillet Collection, possibly from Far East, 19th century

Pendant amulet, ovoid translucent stone, silver mo

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1900

Pendant-amulet consisting of coiled serpent made of mother-of-pearl, De Mortillet collection, from Palestine, 1801-1900

Pendant-amulet consisting of coiled serpent made o

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1900

Amuletic pendant, heart-shaped mount set with piece of rock crystal, De Mortillet collection, Bologna, Italy, 1850-1920

Amuletic pendant, heart-shaped mount set with piec

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1860-1920

Amuletic pendant, polished brown and white breccia(?) in drop-shaped mount, De Mortillet collection, French, 1850-1920

Amuletic pendant, polished brown and white breccia

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1920

Amuletic pendant consisting of heart shaped red and yellow jasper stone with silver setting, De Mortillet collection, French(?), 19th century

Amuletic pendant consisting of heart shaped red an

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1900

Gilt medal of St. Hubert and St. Roch, ring and loop for suspension, French, c. 1830-1900

Gilt medal of St. Hubert and St. Roch, ring and lo

Wellcome Medals

1830-1900

Pendant, white metal, of the cross of St. Benedict, charm, with oval suspension loop, French, 1850-1930

Pendant, white metal, of the cross of St. Benedict

Wellcome Medals

1850-1930

Bright orange, plastic amulet in cheap metal mount, "tongue" shaped, rubbed on children' s gums to prevent toothache, from Suffolk, English, 1900-1920

Orange amulet in metal mount

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1900-1920

Moulded pale yellow glass amuletic pendant in form of 4-leafed clover with faceted leaves, European, 1880-1900

Amuletic pendant in form of four-leaf clover

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1900

Long piece of coral in gilded metal mount with ring for suspension, used to protect against the evil eye, from London, English, 1870-1920

Long piece of coral in gilded metal mount with rin

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1870-1920

Green glass amulet, in form of a cross, pierced for suspension, no production details

Green glass amulet, in form of a cross, pierced fo

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Amuletic pendant, small oval bronze plaque with suspension loop, no production details

Amuletic pendant, small oval bronze plaque with su

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Silver mounted reliquary in the form of a pendant, containing figures possibly of saints, carved from bone

Silver mounted reliquary in the form of a pendant,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Pearl shell pendant (Lonka-Lonka) flat, egg shaped in profile, used as a remedial charm and serves as an ornament, Arunta tribe, Central Australia, 1880-1920

Pearl shell pendant (Lonka-Lonka) flat, egg shaped

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Silver pendant or medallion of St. Benedict and St. Magnus, ring for suspension, German, 1850-1920

Silver pendant or medallion of St. Benedict and St

Wellcome Medals

1850-1920

Pendant, copper, heart-shaped sacred heart, holed for suspension, German, 1850-1920

Pendant, copper, heart-shaped sacred heart, holed

Wellcome Medals

1850-1920

Gold pendant, in the form of a crouching quadruped, hollow, 11th to 17th centuries, Sinu, Colombia

Gold pendant, in the form of a crouching quadruped

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Amuletic pendant on which cheerful enamelled pig leaps over enamelled five-petalled flower, from Paris, French, 1851-1910

Amuletic pendant on which cheerful enamelled pig l

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1910

Amuletic pendant consisting of mother-of-pearl fish and hand in horned gesture, on metal rings, from Naples, part of De Mortillet collection, from Italy, 1851-1920

Amuletic pendant consisting of mother-of-pearl fis

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1920

Pendant, carved from mother-of-pearl in form of horn, with silver mount, apotropaion, De Mortillet collection, from Tunis, North African, 1851-1920

Pendant, carved from mother-of-pearl in form of ho

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1920

Bead amulet or pendant, three arms in blue, red and black beads threaded on cotton loop, from Smyrna, Turkish, 1910-1930

Bead amulet or pendant, three arms in blue, red an

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1910-1930