- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet, white metal ornament, one of a pair. It is a pointed oval in shape and formed from an openwork metal sheet with decorative scroll and pellet designs, undecorated on the underside. There is a central, circular blue stone inset. For the other ornament see [1985.54.819 .2]. [JC [OPS] 09/03/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date
- Date collected
- 1930
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Metal, Material Stone, Process Openwork, Process Cast, Process Stamped
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 3 mm, Width: max 17 mm, Length: max 33 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.819.1 Other numbers: A 110070 109
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