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1985.53.522

Amulet, wooden cylinder, pointed at the top, with a window cut out, with a carved wooden figure inside. [El.B 30/10/2013]


1985.53.522

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet, wooden cylinder, pointed at the top, with a window cut out, with a carved wooden figure inside. [El.B 30/10/2013]
Geographical reference
Cultural groups
Japanese
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1985
Date collected
by 1985
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Diameter: max 21 mm, Height: max 51 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.53.522
Research and responses

Illustrated in colour in the pamphlet accompanying the Reading Room displays at the Welcome Collection with the caption “Figure inside shrine Wood Japan RRa0223/1985.53.522 Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.” [FB 15/8/2016]

Search terms: Religion, Figure, Amulet