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1985.51.825

Belemnite "Thunderbolt". Used as an amulet. [SM 13/04/2011]

1985.51.825

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Collection type
Object
Description
Belemnite "Thunderbolt". Used as an amulet. [SM 13/04/2011]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Field collector Edward Lovett
PRM source Wellcome Institute
PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1916
Date collected
By 1916
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Stone
Dimensions
Width: max 35 mm, Length: max 136 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.825 Other numbers: A 665405 R 12884/ 1936 R 9463
Research and responses

A belemnite is an extinct squid-like cephalopod. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/103036/cephalopod Accessed 26/05/2011] [SM 26/05/2011]

Associated publications
Published in "Specimens of Modern Mascots and Ancient Amulets of the British Isles" by A. R. Wright and Edward Lovett, published in Folklore, Vol. 19, No. 3 (September 30, 1908) pp 288-303, [plate VI, Fig 12]. A copy has been placed in the Related Documents File for 1985.51. [SM 10/06/2011]

Search terms: Religion, Amulet

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