Amulet, square pendant, with an etching of a religious figure printed on one side, framed behind glass in a silver mount with a loop for suspension. [RB 09/07/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, square pendant, with an etching of a religious figure printed on one side, framed behind glass in a silver mount with a loop for suspension. [RB 09/07/2012]
Long description: Amulet, square pendant, with an etching of a religious figure printed on one side, framed behind glass in a silver mount with a loop for suspension. The is possibly the ?Virgin Mary, printed in black on paper and painted with some details in colour. The other side of the pendant just reveals the back of the piece of paper which the etching is on, there is some faint writing in ink on it. The silver framed has a scalloped edge, and both sides are fronted with a glass panel. [RB 09/07/2012]
Geographical reference: Spain
Europe > Southern Europe > Spain; Andalucia Sevilla [Seville]
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 Silver Metal, Material Glass, Material Pigment, Material Paper Plant, Process Painted, Process Printed, Process Etched
Dimensions: Length x Width: max 43 x 35 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.2078 Other numbers: 4172

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