Skip to content
Pitt Rivers Museum
AboutHire the MuseumNewsletterUniversity of Oxford

1985.50.749

Amulet, made from silver, representing a snake and a cockerel. There is a suspension loop at the top, through which a metal ring is passed. [CW [OPS move] 21/9/2017]

1985.50.749

Digital asset copyright: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Terms and Conditions

If you wish to order a high-resolution image and/or licence its use for print or web publication, exhibition, film, promotional product or any other use, whether in the academic or commercial sector of any print run, then please visit photographic services.

Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet, made from silver, representing a snake and a cockerel. There is a suspension loop at the top, through which a metal ring is passed. [CW [OPS move] 21/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy
Naples
Cultural groups
Italian
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1985
Date collected
By 1985
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions
Depth: max 1 mm, Width: max 28 mm, Length: max 36 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.50.749

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Figure, Amulet, Pendant, Animal Figure, Insect Figure, Bird Figure

Further items to explore