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1968.13.471

Amulet or votive offering, thin plate depicting a pair of breasts. [El.B 28/10/2008]

1968.13.471

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet or votive offering, thin plate depicting a pair of breasts. [El.B 28/10/2008]
Geographical reference
Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy
Palermo
Cultural groups
Italian
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
1905
Acquisition information
Loaned: 07/1968
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Process Repoussé
Dimensions
Width: max 85 mm, Length: max 69 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.13.471
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, Religious Offering

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