Amulet, circular talisman of sheet lead, with suspension hole. On one face, a series of triangles within a circle, with Hebrew inscriptions. On reverse a design of circles and squares with a central cross, and Hebrew inscriptions.

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, circular talisman of sheet lead, with suspension hole. On one face, a series of triangles within a circle, with Hebrew inscriptions. On reverse a design of circles and squares with a central cross, and Hebrew inscriptions.
Geographical reference: Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy; Rome
Cultural groups: Italian
Person: Field collector Walter Leo Hildburgh; 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 Lead Metal, Process Incised, Process Inscribed, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Diameter: max 81 mm, Depth: max 1 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.50.623

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