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1968.13.427

Amulet in the shape of a cockerel standing on an egg. [El.B 24/10/2008]

1968.13.427

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet in the shape of a cockerel standing on an egg. [El.B 24/10/2008]
Geographical reference
Russia
Europe > Eastern Europe > Russia
Moscow
Cultural groups
European Russian
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1903
Date collected
1903
Acquisition information
Loaned: 07/1968
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Length: max 27 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.13.427
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, Figure, Amulet, Bird Figure