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1985.52.1017

Amulet, a cylindrical portable 'chapel' carved in bone, with a base which twists round to reveal a figure of the ?Virgin Mary in a painted red niche. [ACA 24/04/2012]

1985.52.1017

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet, a cylindrical portable 'chapel' carved in bone, with a base which twists round to reveal a figure of the ?Virgin Mary in a painted red niche. [ACA 24/04/2012]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Lower Normandy Calvados Caen Douvres-la-Délivrande
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
Height: max 58 mm, Width: max 15 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.52.1017 Other numbers: 2025

Search terms: Religion, Figure, Amulet, Religious Object