Amulet silver ring with a tiny pendant horn attached to the band by a smaller ring. to protect against the Evil Eye. [RH [OPS move] 14/9/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet silver ring with a tiny pendant horn attached to the band by a smaller ring. to protect against the Evil Eye. [RH [OPS move] 14/9/2017]
Geographical reference: Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy; Rome
Cultural groups: Italian
Person: Field collector Miss E.C. Vansittart; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1914
Date collected: 1914
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Silver Metal, Process Cast, Process Bent
Dimensions: Height: max 32 mm, Depth: max 2 mm, Width: max 18 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.50.53

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