- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet, string of amber beads, all broken. [El.B 19/07/2012]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1931 Archaeological period: Etruscan
- Date collected
- By 1931
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Dimensions
- Length: max 85 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.52.2415 Other numbers: 4867
Search terms: Religion, Death, Ornament, Bead, Amulet, Grave Good
Further items to explore
1985.52.1599Amulet, head of Christ with death's head on the other side, of bone. [El.B 23/05/2012]1985.52.1599
1985.51.136Pen holder. A model of a man's shoe, carved from slate, with three drilled holes in the top [SM 20/01/2011]1985.51.136
1984.20.14.5Medicine stick. The stick is wooden and is cylindrical and roughly straight, with some natural bends and notches. For the other objects belonging to this set see [1984.20.14 .1 - .4 & 1984.20.14 .6 - .13] [SB [OPS Move] 16/6/2017]1984.20.14.5
1908.82.126.1Print of god of luck and wealth [.1] in envelope [.2] with inscription stamped in red. [SM 07/10/2008]1908.82.126.1
1961.2.012Small cameo, with white design on brown background, representing a woman in profile with grapes and vines in her hair. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/5/2005]1961.2.012
1968.13.371Amulet in the shape of a ring of twisted wire, with a tiny heart and key attached. [El.B 28/10/2008]1968.13.371
1985.50.826Metal amulet consisting of a ring with a crescent moon with double-sided face perforated at the top in two places. From one of the perforations is hung a metal star with the inscription 'Salve' inscribed into it. Through the other perforation is attached a loop and clip for suspension. [RH [OPS move] 20/9/2017]1985.50.826
1985.50.912Amulet, made from a tusk which has been set into a brass mount. A suspension loop extends from the top of the metal socket. [CW [OPS move] 15/9/2017]1985.50.912