Amulet, hand cut out of metal with a loop at the top, incised and impressed with lines, curved, cross-hatched and forming a floral pattern. [El.B 06/01/2014]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, hand cut out of metal with a loop at the top, incised and impressed with lines, curved, cross-hatched and forming a floral pattern. [El.B 06/01/2014]
Geographical reference: Tunisia
Africa > Northern Africa > Tunisia; Tunis
Cultural groups: Bedouin
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 Incised, Process Impressed
Dimensions: Width: max 58 mm, Length: max 86 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.50.1199
Research and responses: Collected by Walter Leo Hildburgh's father under his instruction.

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