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1985.51.57

Silver votive offering flaming heart with repoussé decoration and inscription "OXXR" with a crown above it. Perforated through the top. [SM 14/01/2011]

1985.51.57

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Collection type
Object
Description
Silver votive offering flaming heart with repoussé decoration and inscription "OXXR" with a crown above it. Perforated through the top. [SM 14/01/2011]
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, Process Repoussé, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 82 mm, Length: max 107 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.57 Other numbers: B A 176701 VO C lot 204

Search terms: Religion, Writing, Amulet, Religious Offering

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