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1985.52.687

Amulet, silver pendant with the Virgin Mary on one side and an image of the crypt of Notre-Dame du Port on the other, suspended on black cord. [ACA 28/03/2012]

1985.52.687

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet, silver pendant with the Virgin Mary on one side and an image of the crypt of Notre-Dame du Port on the other, suspended on black cord. [ACA 28/03/2012]
Long description
Amulet, silver pendant with the Virgin Mary on one side and an image of the crypt of Notre-Dame du Port on the other, suspended on black cord. The image of the Virgin Mary is surround by the inscription "N. D. DU PORT PRIEZ POUR NOUS". On the reverse beneath the image of the crypt there is the inscription "CHAPPELLE SOUTERRAIN". The pendant is cast in silver and has a metal loop with which a black textile cord is threaded through and knotted to make a ?necklace. [ACA 28/03/2012]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Auvergne Puy-de-Dôme Clermont-Ferrand
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By 1931
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material Silver Metal, Process Inscribed, Process Cast
Dimensions
Length: max 370 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.52.687 Other numbers: 1326

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Writing, Figure, Amulet, Religious Object, Pendant, Inscription, Neck Ornament

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