Silver amulet

Made:
Italy
Silver amulet, in the form of a bodkin

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Silver amulet, in the form of a bodkin
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Silver amulet, in the form of a bodkin, decorated shaft with a loop at 1 end and a hand making manofica sign at other worn as protection against evil eye, Italian

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641880
Materials:
silver
type:
protective amulets