Amulet, an oval shaped metal reliquary pendant containing saints' relics, with a figure of the Virgin Mary on the reverse, and a loop for suspension. [RB 11/04/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, an oval shaped metal reliquary pendant containing saints' relics, with a figure of the Virgin Mary on the reverse, and a loop for suspension. [RB 11/04/2012]
Long description: Amulet, an oval shaped metal reliquary pendant containing saints' relics, with a figure of the Virgin Mary on the reverse, and a loop for suspension. There are three saints' relics framed within the metal reliquary, all would have been mounted on a piece of paper, however only one appears to remain. Below each relic the name of the saint to who it belongs is in black ink on a piece of paper. These names are 'S Just.', 'S Célestin.', and 'S Victor.'. There is a figure of the Virgin Mary in relief on the reverse, and an inscription on the front which reads: 'P. SOUVENIR DU JUBILE 1847'. [RB 11/04/2012]
Geographical reference: France
Europe > Western Europe > France
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 Copper Alloy Metal, Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Process Cast, Process Inscribed
Dimensions: Length x Width: max 21 x 14 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.828 Other numbers: 1615