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1985.51.986

Lead amulet in the shape of a fish, with a hole through the tail and a piece of red string tied through it. [SM 18/05/2011]


1985.51.986

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Collection type
Object
Description
Lead amulet in the shape of a fish, with a hole through the tail and a piece of red string tied through it. [SM 18/05/2011]
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 Lead Metal, Material String, Material Pigment, Process Cast, Process Tied, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Width: max 30 mm, Length: max 94 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.986 Other numbers: J A 176610 AM C lot 201

Search terms: Religion, Figure, Amulet, Fish Figure