Trochus or opercula shell amulet

Made:
1880-1920
Trochus or opercula shell amulet, against evil eye

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Trochus or opercula shell amulet, against evil eye
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Trochus or opercula shell amulet, against evil eye, called eye of St. Lucia, from Chioggia, Italian, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665267
Materials:
shell, trochus(?) or opercula
type:
shells
credit:
Lovett collection