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1985.52.739

Amulet, a teardrop shaped piece of mirror mounted in coiled metal wire frame decorated with blue cotton yarn and a piece of blue cotton textile. [RB 02/04/2012]

1985.52.739

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet, a teardrop shaped piece of mirror mounted in coiled metal wire frame decorated with blue cotton yarn and a piece of blue cotton textile. [RB 02/04/2012]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Brittany Morbihan Auray
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By 1931
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Mirror Glass, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Metal Wire, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Stitched, Process Coiled, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 65 x 47 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.52.739 Other numbers: 1425 2536 R 15373/ 1936

Search terms: Religion, Toilet, Ornament, Amulet, Mirror, Religious Object

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