Amulet of copper and glass. Oval container with a glass top, contents unknown, sealed at the back with string, ?wax and paper. There is a suspension ring at the top. [BA [OPS move] 25/9/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet of copper and glass. Oval container with a glass top, contents unknown, sealed at the back with string, ?wax and paper. There is a suspension ring at the top. [BA [OPS move] 25/9/2017]
Geographical reference: Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy; Florence Firenze
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 String, Material Brass Metal, Material Paper Plant, Material Glass, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Wax, Process Moulded, Process Wound, Process Stamped, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 54 mm, Width: max 38 mm, Depth: max 9 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.50.259

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