- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet, bronze pendant in the shape of a four legged animal, with a perforated loop for suspension. [RB 12/04/2012]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector A. Ancona
- 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 Bronze Metal, Process Cast, Process Cast
- Dimensions
- Length x Width: max 20 x 33 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.52.850 Other numbers: 1653
Search terms: Religion, Figure, Ornament, Amulet, Animal Figure, Pendant, Neck Ornament
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