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1985.51.1042

Curved flattened animal horn with an iron skeleton key tied to it with a piece of string. Used as a talisman for luck. [SM 20/05/2011]


1985.51.1042

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Collection type
Object
Description
Curved flattened animal horn with an iron skeleton key tied to it with a piece of string. Used as a talisman for luck. [SM 20/05/2011]
Cultural groups
English
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 Animal Horn, Material Iron Metal, Material String, Process Perforated, Process Cast, Process Tied
Dimensions
Width: max 47 mm, Length: max 187 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.1042 Other numbers: R 11062/ 1936 R 9430 H AM C 1370

Search terms: Religion, Lock, Amulet, Key, Key-ring