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1985.52.1857

Amulet, female figure carved from ?soapstone, depicted with the hands held in front of the body and breasts. [RB 13/06/2012]


1985.52.1857

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet, female figure carved from ?soapstone, depicted with the hands held in front of the body and breasts. [RB 13/06/2012]
Long description
Amulet, female figure carved from ?soapstone, depicted with the hands held in front of the body and breasts. There are incised vertical lines around the body crossed by one horizontal line, and there are also vertical lines down the back of the head. [RB 13/06/2012]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1903
Date collected
1903
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Material Steatite Stone, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 30 x 21 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.52.1857 Other numbers: 3816 300414
Associated publications
Illustrated in colour in the pamphlet accompanying the Reading Room displays at the Welcome Collection with the caption “Female figure Soapstone? Bolivia RRa0154/1985.52.1857 Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.”

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