- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet, a religious figure [.1] made of copper alloy, which fits inside a lead box [.2] with a detachable lid [.3]. [ACA 28/03/2012]
- Geographical reference
- 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 Lead Metal, Process Cast
- Dimensions
- Height: max 14 mm, Width: max 17 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.52.678.3 Other numbers: 1310
Search terms: Religion, Figure, Box, Amulet, Religious Object
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