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1985.51.752

Charm against Evil Eye in the shape of a figure. Gold, bent into a cone with repoussé detail. Worn in a child's cap. [SM 04/05/2011]


1985.51.752

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Collection type
Object
Description
Charm against Evil Eye in the shape of a figure. Gold, bent into a cone with repoussé detail. Worn in a child's cap. [SM 04/05/2011]
Geographical reference
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 Gold Metal, Material Metal Wire, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Bent, Process Repoussé
Dimensions
Width: max 24 mm, Length: max 42 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.752 Other numbers: A 132580 R 12395/ 1936 OP AM CHIN
Associated publications
Illustrated in colour in the pamphlet accompanying the Reading Room displays at the Welcome Collection with the caption “Figure Gold with repousse detail China RRa0192/1985.51.752 Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford. This gold figure was worn in a child’s cap to protect against the evil eye.” [FB 15/8/2016]

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