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1985.50.636

Amulet case of silver filigree, a flat rectangle containing a sheet of gilded silver, with filigree ornaments at the top and on the sides. [El.B 18/12/2013]

1985.50.636

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet case of silver filigree, a flat rectangle containing a sheet of gilded silver, with filigree ornaments at the top and on the sides. [El.B 18/12/2013]
Geographical reference
Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy
Rome
Cultural groups
Italian
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1912
Date collected
1912
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Silver Gilt Metal, Process Filigree, Process Gilded
Dimensions
Length: max 117 mm, Width: max 95 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.50.636
Research and responses

Illustrated in colour in the pamphlet accompanying the Reading Room displays at the Welcome Collection with the caption “Child’s amulet Silver filigree Italy RRa0200/1985.50.636 Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.” [FB 15/8/2016]

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Box, Children and Childcare, Amulet, Pendant

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