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1985.51.1046

Core of a goat's horn, with a hole at the base. Used as an amulet [SM 20/05/2011]

1985.51.1046

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Collection type
Object
Description
Core of a goat's horn, with a hole at the base. Used as an amulet [SM 20/05/2011]
Geographical reference
Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy
Rome
Cultural groups
Italian
Person
Field collector Edward Lovett
PRM source Wellcome Institute
PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 05/1908
Date collected
May 1908
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Animal Horn, Process Drilled
Dimensions
Width: max 27 mm, Length: max 120 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.1046 Other numbers: H 176575 AM C
Associated publications
Published in "Amulets from Costers' Barrows in London, Rome, and Naples" by Edward Lovett, published in Folklore, Vol. 20, No. 1 (March 30, 1909) pp 70-71, [plate III, Fig. 9], "the core of a goat's horn". 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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