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1985.52.2579

Amulet? Metal pin or fastener for a shawl, with an oval shaped concave head, and a decorative metal scroll on one side of the stem. [RB 14/08/2012]

1985.52.2579

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet? Metal pin or fastener for a shawl, with an oval shaped concave head, and a decorative metal scroll on one side of the stem. [RB 14/08/2012]
Long description
Amulet? Metal pin or fastener for a shawl, with an oval shaped concave head, and a decorative metal scroll on one side of the stem. There would have been another matching metal scroll on the other side of the stem, however it has broken off. [RB 14/08/2012]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By 1931
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Brass Metal
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 117 x 14 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.52.2579

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Textile, Amulet, Pin, Clothes Fastener

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