- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Coral carved like a clenched fist, with silver mount and suspension loop. Worn as an amulet against Evil Eye. [SM 10/02/2011]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Italian
- Person
- Field collector Edward Lovett
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1917
- Date collected
- 1917
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Coral, Material Silver Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bent
- Dimensions
- Width: max 11 mm, Length: max 32 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.51.316 Other numbers: WW A 180718 AM C lot 175
1985.51.316
Coral carved like a clenched fist, with silver mount and suspension loop. Worn as an amulet against Evil Eye. [SM 10/02/2011]
1985.51.316
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