- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet, white metal pendant in the shape of a tear, known as the 'Holy Tear', perforated and with a loop for suspension. [RB 17/07/2012]
- Long description
- Amulet, white metal pendant in the shape of a tear, known as the 'Holy Tear', perforated and with a loop for suspension. There are some spots of corrosion damage on the front. [RB 17/07/2012]
- 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 White Metal, Process Perforated, Process Cast
- Dimensions
- Length x Width: max 27 x 11 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.52.2251 Other numbers: 4515
Search terms: Religion, Figure, Ornament, Amulet, Pendant, Neck Ornament
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