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1985.50.1028

Amulet in shape of hand inset with coloured glass 'stones' [GB 20/4/2007]

1985.50.1028

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet in shape of hand inset with coloured glass 'stones' [GB 20/4/2007]
Geographical reference
Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria
Algiers
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1906
Date collected
1906
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Gilt Metal, Material Silver Metal, Material Glass, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Gilded, Process Filigree, Process Inscribed
Dimensions
Width 47 mm, Length 150 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.50.1028
Associated publications
Published in Medicine Man: the forgotten museum of Henry Wellcome by Ken Arnold and Danielle Olsen, The British Museum Press: London, 2003, page 36/37. The caption with the colour illustration reads: ' 19. Italian, Tunisian and Algerian amulets collected by Walter Leo Hildburgh's father under his instruction. Collected before 1919. PRM.' [MOBB 13/11/2018]

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Figure, Writing, Amulet, Inscription