Amulet necklace, five pendants made of silver and four made of coral suspended from a silver chain. [RB 05/03/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet necklace, five pendants made of silver and four made of coral suspended from a silver chain. [RB 05/03/2012]
Long description: Amulet necklace, five pendants made of silver and four made of coral suspended from a silver chain. The pendants made of silver are in the shape of a rose, a fish, a pistol, a hand of Fatima, and a silver sword, all of which are incised and perforated for suspension. There are also four pendants in the shape of a branch made of coral which are mounted in metal and suspended from the chain by a loop. [RB 05/03/2012]
Geographical reference: Tunisia
Africa > Northern Africa > Tunisia; Tunis
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 Coral, Process Perforated, Process Incised
Dimensions: Length x Width: max 300 x 120 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.309 Other numbers: 559 R 15297/ 1936