- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet, piece of mother of pearl in the shape of a dolphin, with a metal ring for suspension. [El.B 07/01/2014]
- Cultural groups
- Italian
- Person
- Field collector Walter Leo Hildburgh
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1902
- Date collected
- circa 1902
- Acquisition information
- Loaned: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Mother of Pearl Shell, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Width: max 21 mm, Length: max 65 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.50.252
Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Figure, Amulet, Pendant, Animal Figure
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