Amulet, silver box with chain ornamented with Christian motifs and two figures in relief on the front, with loops for suspension either side. [RB 17/02/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, silver box with chain ornamented with Christian motifs and two figures in relief on the front, with loops for suspension either side. [RB 17/02/2012]
Geographical reference: Ethiopia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Ethiopia
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1931
Date collected: By 1931
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Silver Metal, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Incised, Process Repoussé
Dimensions: Length x Width: max 502 x 75 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.106 Other numbers: 187 R 1303/ 1937

Search terms: Religion, Box, Figure, Ornament, Amulet, Religious Object, Neck Ornament

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