Lid for the amulet, circular relic box [1985.52.1074 1.], which contains ?relics, carved and incised in horn. [ACA 30/04/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Lid for the amulet, circular relic box [1985.52.1074 1.], which contains ?relics, carved and incised in horn. [ACA 30/04/2012]
Long description: Amulet, circular relic box [1.] with a lid [.2], containing ?relics, carved and incised in horn. The external side of the lid is carved and incised with a checked pattern whilst the base has been incised with a series of circles all with a different pattern. Inside there is a rectangular ?box which has a turquoise coloured background with a gold coloured serrated edging. ?Glued to the top of this is ?box is a cross. Surrounding this there is metal wire and pink metal foil. There is glass covering the contents of the relic box which seems to have become unglued so a lot of the contents is not where it would have originally been. [ACA 30/04/2012]
Geographical reference: France
Europe > Western Europe > France; Pays de la Loire Maine-et-Loire Angers
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 Horn, Material Foil Metal, Material Metal Wire, Material Glass, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Glued
Dimensions: Diameter: max 57 mm, Height: max 7 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.1074.2 Other numbers: 2145

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