- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet of metal. A double-headed eagle with a crown and a suspension hole at the top. There may once have been inlays on the body and between the heads. [BA [OPS move] 21/9/2017]
- Cultural groups
- Italian
- Person
- Field collector Walter Leo Hildburgh
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1985
- Date collected
- By 1985
- Acquisition information
- Loaned: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Silver Metal, Material White Metal, Process Moulded, Process Perforated, Process Inlaid
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 5 mm, Length: max 46 mm, Width: max 26 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.50.753
Search terms: Figure, Ornament, Religion, Bird Figure, Pendant, Amulet
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