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1985.51.32

Silver votive offering with repoussé decoration in the shape of a heart with flames above. Perforated through the top of the heart in two places. [SM 13/01/2011]

1985.51.32

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Collection type
Object
Description
Silver votive offering with repoussé decoration in the shape of a heart with flames above. Perforated through the top of the heart in two places. [SM 13/01/2011]
Long description
Silver votive offering with repoussé decoration in the shape of a heart with flames above. Perforated through the top of the heart in two places. Tied to the front of the heart is another piece of repoussé silver in the shape of the Virgin Mary and child. [SM 13/01/2011]
Person
Field collector Edward Lovett
PRM source Wellcome Institute
PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Repoussé, Process Perforated, Process Tied
Dimensions
Width: max 96 mm, Length: max 164 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.32 Other numbers: B A 176665 VO C lot 203

Search terms: Religion, Figure, Amulet, Religious Offering

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