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1968.13.300

Glazed pottery figure of a tortoise, for mounting on a wall. [El.B 05/11/2008]

1968.13.300

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Collection type
Object
Description
Glazed pottery figure of a tortoise, for mounting on a wall. [El.B 05/11/2008]
Geographical reference
Portugal
Europe > Southern Europe > Portugal
Madeira
Cultural groups
Portuguese
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1910
Date collected
circa 1890 - 1905
Acquisition information
Loaned: 07/1968
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Glazed
Dimensions
Width: max 133 mm, Length: max 182 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.13.300
Research and responses

Relevant publications: The Evil Eye, an 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, Furniture Dwelling, Figure, Pottery, Amulet, House-ornament, Animal Figure

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