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1985.52.1511.2

Amulet, an ?iron or ?steel rectangular box which houses a figure of the Virgin Mary [.1] cast in white metal, with a detachable lid [.3]. [ACA 24/05/2012]

1985.52.1511.2

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Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, an ?iron or ?steel rectangular box which houses a figure of the Virgin Mary [.1] cast in white metal, with a detachable lid [.3]. [ACA 24/05/2012]
Geographical reference: France
Europe > Western Europe > France; Auvergne Puy-de-Dôme Clermont-Ferrand
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 White Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Steel Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions: Height: max 23 mm, Width: max 12 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.1511.2 Other numbers: 3096

Search terms: Religion, Figure, Box, Amulet, Lid, Religious Object