Amulet, oval metal pendant, with depiction's of Lourdes on both sides, and with a loop for suspension. [RB 18/07/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, oval metal pendant, with depiction's of Lourdes on both sides, and with a loop for suspension. [RB 18/07/2012]
Long description: Amulet, oval metal pendant, with depiction's of Lourdes on both sides, and with a loop for suspension. The pendant is oval in shape with ten nodules around the outside. There is a arch shaped structure in the centre of the pendant, in which the depiction's of Lourdes are situated. On one side there is an arch with iron railings across it, and another arch above it with a figure of the Virgin Mary in. On the other side there are again two arches; there is a figure kneeling in prayer in the lower one and a figure of the Virgin Mary in the upper one. Around the bottom edge of the pendant on one side there is the following inscription: 'SOUVENIR DE [?] DE LOURDES'. [RB 18/07/2012]
Geographical reference: France
Europe > Western Europe > France; Midi-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées Lourdes
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, Process Cast, Process Openwork
Dimensions: Length x Width: max 37 x 23 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.1813 Other numbers: 4545

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