Lid for the amulet box 1985.52.2328 .2. Made from iron with an arched upper edge and a flat lower edge. The box contains a painted figure and paper inscribed with the word "relique". [ASh [OPS move] 1/2/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Lid for the amulet box 1985.52.2328 .2. Made from iron with an arched upper edge and a flat lower edge. The box contains a painted figure and paper inscribed with the word "relique". [ASh [OPS move] 1/2/2017]
Long description: Amulet, an arch-shaped relic box [.2], containing painted figures and paper inscribed with the word "relique", with a detachable lid [.1]. There is a layer of glass covering the relics. There are three ceramic figures, one is white and could be the ?Virgin Mary, the centre figure is painted with a red cloak and red spots on the body which could be depicting injuries, this the figure could be ?Jesus. The other figure has not been painted. At the top there is a paper inscribed in black ink with "relique" and also at the bottom there is the word "RELIQUE". [ACA 26/07/2012]
Geographical reference: France
Europe > Western Europe > France; Isère Drôme Hautes-Alpes [Dauphiné]
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 Iron Metal, Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Material Glass, Process Painted
Dimensions: Height: max 74 mm, Width: max 49 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.2328.1 Other numbers: 4647

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