Amulet of red devil: metal painted red; long tail, horns & hands splayed out in front of his nose. [CF 19/3/2002]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet of red devil: metal painted red; long tail, horns & hands splayed out in front of his nose. [CF 19/3/2002]
Geographical reference: France
Europe > Western Europe > France; Paris
Cultural groups: French
Person: Field collector Frederick Thomas Elworthy; PRM source Somerset Archaeological Society; PRM source Somerset County Museum, Taunton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1905
Date collected: circa 1890 - 1905
Acquisition information: Loaned: 07/1968
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Pigment, Process Cast, Process Painted
Dimensions: Length: max 67 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1968.13.51
Research and responses: Relevant publications: The Evil Eye, a Account of this Ancient and Widespread Superstition, by Frederick Thomas Elworthy, London. John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1895. Horns of Honour and Other Studies in the By-ways of Archaeology, by Frederick Thomas Elworthy, London, John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1900.
Associated publications: Illustrated on page 105 of Amulets: A World of Secret Powers, Charms and Magic by Sheila Paine (London: Thames and Hudson, 2004) and with the following caption: 'Red devil amulet collected by Frederick Thomas Elworthy, c. 1890-1905, Paris, France.' and credited on page 187 as 'Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, Acc. No. 1968.13.51.' Copy in RDF. [JP 6/10/2004]

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