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1985.52.2636.2

Amulet. Screw top lid for a rosary box. [MdeA 25/07/2012]

1985.52.2636.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet. Screw top lid for a rosary box. [MdeA 25/07/2012]
Long description
Amulet. Box for a rosary. The box is in the shape of a footed vessel [.1] with foot broken off and screw-top lid [.2] The vessel and the lid are of horn, the connecting part above the foot and the finial on the top of bone. [El.B 06/08/2012] Please note that the top finial of the lid is perforated with a hole which may well have been intended to fit a Stanhope or peep image. [MdeA 26/07/2012]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By 1931
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Animal Horn, Material Bone, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 21 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.52.2636.2

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