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1985.51.446

Enamelled icon pendant worn by Russian soldiers during World War 1. [SM 09/06/2011]

1985.51.446

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Collection type
Object
Description
Enamelled icon pendant worn by Russian soldiers during World War 1. [SM 09/06/2011]
Long description
Enamelled icon pendant worn by Russian soldiers during World War 1. Pendant with painted image of three figures, possibly ?saints on one surface and painted inscription in Russian on the back. The enamel is in a copper alloy mount with a suspension loop. [SM 23/02/2011]
Geographical reference
Russia
Europe > Eastern Europe > Russia
Cultural groups
European Russian
Person
Field collector Edward Lovett
PRM source Wellcome Institute
PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1918
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Glass, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Pigment, Process Enamelled, Process Bent, Process Painted, Process Inscribed, Process Soldered
Dimensions
Width: max 14 mm, Length: max 21 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.446 Other numbers: SS A 180861 AM C lot 175

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Writing, Amulet, Pendant, Inscription

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