A string of mainly red glass beads, and a few black beads, to which is attached a small brass medal of the Madonna of Monte Nero. For the associated purse and other religious objects see 1985.50.144 .1 & .3 -.5. [RH [OPS move] 13/9/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: A string of mainly red glass beads, and a few black beads, to which is attached a small brass medal of the Madonna of Monte Nero. For the associated purse and other religious objects see 1985.50.144 .1 & .3 -.5. [RH [OPS move] 13/9/2017]
Geographical reference: Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy; Florence Firenze
Cultural groups: Italian
Person: Field collector Walter Leo Hildburgh; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1914
Date collected: 1914
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Glass, Material Brass Metal, Material Bead, Process Cast, Process Incised, Process Strung, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Depth: max 3 mm, Width: max 12 mm, Length: max 130 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.50.144.2

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