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1985.52.789.1

Amulet, cylindrical portable bone 'chapel', with a twistable base which reveals a painted red niche containing a figure of the Virgin Mary [1985.52.789 .2]. [ACA 10/04/2012]

1985.52.789.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet, cylindrical portable bone 'chapel', with a twistable base which reveals a painted red niche containing a figure of the Virgin Mary [1985.52.789 .2]. [ACA 10/04/2012]
Geographical reference
Europe
Europe
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By 1931
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Incised
Dimensions
Diameter: max 25 mm, Height: max 75 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.52.789.1 Other numbers: 1519

Search terms: Religion, Figure, Amulet, Religious Object