Amulet, a feline animal claw, mounted in gold gilded white metal, in the shape of a fish, with two loops for suspension. [ACA 03/08/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, a feline animal claw, mounted in gold gilded white metal, in the shape of a fish, with two loops for suspension. [ACA 03/08/2012]
Long description: Amulet, a feline animal claw, mounted in gold gilded white metal, in the shape of a fish, with two loops for suspension. The mount has been formed so that it has the head of a fish, with teeth and at the tip of the claw there is the tail of the fish which curls up. [ACA 03/08/2012]
Geographical reference: Asia
Asia; South-eastern Asia
Asia > South-eastern Asia
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 Animal Claw, Material White Metal, Material Gilt Metal, Process Gilded
Dimensions: Width: max 27 mm, Length: max 48 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.2522 Other numbers: 2353 R 3724/ 1937