Amulet, a figure of the Virgin Mary, inside a pendant in the shape of a chapel [.1] with a hinged door with a loop for suspension. [ACA 02/05/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, a figure of the Virgin Mary, inside a pendant in the shape of a chapel [.1] with a hinged door with a loop for suspension. [ACA 02/05/2012]
Long description: Amulet, pendant in the shape of a chapel [.1] with a hinged door, which opens to reveal a figure of the Virgin Mary [.2], with a loop for suspension. The pendant is made from metal and is gold in colour and has stars in relief on the back. The figure is ?cast in white metal and perforated through the arm. [ACA 02/05/2012]
Geographical reference: France
Europe > Western Europe > France; Paris
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 White Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions: Height: max 21 mm, Width: max 9 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.1101.2 Other numbers: 2205

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