Amulet carved form shell, in form of curved horn and skull

Made:
1850-1920
Amulet carved form shell

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Amulet carved form shell
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Amulet carved form shell, in form of curved horn terminating in skull, as protection from Evil Eye, Italian, 1850-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666107
Materials:
shell and copper (wire)
type:
amulet