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1985.52.2464

Amulet, 14 relic fragments contained in a glass vial and stoppered with cottonwool. [ACA 01/08/2012]

1985.52.2464

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet, 14 relic fragments contained in a glass vial and stoppered with cottonwool. [ACA 01/08/2012]
Long description
Amulet, relic fragments, contained in a glass vial and stoppered with cottonwool. The contents of the glass vial is as follows: a square scrap of paper with writing in ink folded up; fragments of textile wrapped inside a scrap of paper inscribed with ink; rectangular folded paper, sealed with red wax and inscribed in ink with "St F. ferreol"; two fragments of bone wrapped inside a rectangular piece of paper inscribed in ink with "St. P. T."; a fragment of brown ?linen wrapped in plain linen; a fragment of ? wrapped inside a piece of paper inscribed in ink with "? d F claud"; a specimen of ?earth wrapped inside paper; a fragment of wood wrapped inside a piece of linen . [ACA 01/08/2012] Max L [.1] = 30 mm Max W [.1] = 29 mm Max L [.2] = 16 mm Max W [.2] = 10 mm Max L [.3] = 27 mm Max W [.3] = 25 mm Max L [.4] = 15 mm Max W [.4] = 10 mm Max L [.5] = 5 mm Max W [.5] = 1 mm Max L [.6] = 5 mm Max W [.6] = 1 mm Max L [.7] = 31 mm Max W [.7] = 25 mm Max L [.8] = 5 mm Max W [.8] = 5 mm Max L [.9] = 13 mm Max W [.9] = 9 mm Max L [.10] = 7 mm Max W [.10] = 3 mm Max L [.11] = 30 mm Max W [.11] = 25 mm Max L [.13 folded] = 14 mm Max W [.13 folded] = 10 mm Max L [.14] = 16 mm Max W [.14] = 8 mm Max L [.15] = 109 mm Max W [.15] = 10 mm
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
South of France
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By 1931
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material Linen Flax Bast Fibre Textile Plant, Material Bone, Material Paper Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Ink, Material Wax, Process Written
Dimensions
Diameter: max 16 mm glass vial, Length: max 68 mm glass vial
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.52.2464 Other numbers: 5029

Search terms: Religion, Writing, Amulet, Religious Object, Inscription