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1985.51.494

Oval pendant with suspension loop, glass and copper alloy with image of the Virgin Mary and a cross intertwined with the letter "M" [SM 24/02/2011]

1985.51.494

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Collection type
Object
Description
Oval pendant with suspension loop, glass and copper alloy with image of the Virgin Mary and a cross intertwined with the letter "M" [SM 24/02/2011]
Long description
Oval pendant with suspension loop, glass and copper alloy with image of the Virgin Mary and a cross intertwined with the letter "M" The object consists of a stamped copper alloy oval, encased in glass on either side with a frame of copper alloy that has been twisted into a spiral. It has the inscription "O MARIE CONQUE SANS PECHE PRIEZ POUR NOUS QUI AVONS RECOURS A VOUS" [SM 24/02/2011]
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 Copper Alloy Metal, Material Glass, Process Ground, Process Twisted, Process Stamped
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 24 x 17 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.494 Other numbers: OP A 176459 AM C lot 175

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

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