Amulet, neck ornament, a row of wavy shapes stamped out of white metal with circular pendants and four circular shapes at each end.

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, neck ornament, a row of wavy shapes stamped out of white metal with circular pendants and four circular shapes at each end.
Long description: Amulet, neck ornament, a row of wavy shapes stamped out of white metal with circular pendants and four circular shapes at each end. The wavy shapes represent fish. The circular shapes are inscribed in Arabic and imitate coins. The last two have a hook and an eye respectively for fastening. [El.B 17/12/2013]
Geographical reference: Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria; Algiers
Person: Field collector Henry Hildburgh; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1906
Date collected: 1906
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes: Material White Metal, Process Stamped, Process Inscribed
Dimensions: Width: max 44 mm, Length: max 450 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.50.978
Research and responses: Collected by Walter Leo Hildburgh's father under his instruction.

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