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1968.13.498

Amulet in the shape of a cock sitting on a white metal pedestal, with a screw underneath. [El.B 31/10/2008]

1968.13.498

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet in the shape of a cock sitting on a white metal pedestal, with a screw underneath. [El.B 31/10/2008]
Geographical reference
Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy
Cultural groups
Italian
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1976
Date collected
By 1976
Acquisition information
Loaned: 07/1968 Found unentered: 02/1976
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material White Metal, Material Pigment, Process Cast, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 170 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.13.498
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, Animal Gear, Amulet, Bird Figure, Horse Accessory

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