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1985.51.485

Devotional medallion pendant on pink ribbon. Worn by children of Central Russia. [SM 24/02/2011]

1985.51.485

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Collection type
Object
Description
Devotional medallion pendant on pink ribbon. Worn by children of Central Russia. [SM 24/02/2011]
Long description
Devotional medallion pendant on pink ribbon. Worn by children of Central Russia. The pendant depicts Mary and Jesus as a child on one side and Jesus as a man on the other. It has inscriptions in Russian on both sides. [SM 24/02/2011]
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 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Ribbon Textile, Process Stamped, Process Bent, Process Woven, Process Tied, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Width: max 16 mm pendant, Length: max 25 mm including ribbon
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.485 Other numbers: OP Z A 177280 AM C lot 196

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

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