- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet, lizard figure of mother of pearl, with metal ring for suspension. [El.B 08/01/2014]
- 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
- Dimensions
- Length: max 59 mm, Width: max 10 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.50.257
Search terms: Religion, Figure, Ornament, Amulet, Animal Figure, Pendant
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