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1968.13.149

Amulet of sirena. [ZM 5/7/2005]

1968.13.149

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet of sirena. [ZM 5/7/2005]
Long description
Amulet of sirena. Crowned female with long wavy hair and two tails both ending with a tube. Two eylets under the arms and a chain of round links attached to two eyelets on the end of each tube. Three bells. [ZM 20/10/2004]
Geographical reference
Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy
Naples
Cultural groups
Italian
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
circa 1890 - 1905
Acquisition information
Loaned: 07/1968
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Process Perforated, Process Hammered, Process Moulded, Process Soldered
Dimensions
Width: max 61 mm, Length: max 269 mm including chain
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.13.149
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.

Search terms: Religion, Figure, Amulet

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