Angel, touchpiece used in healing ceremony

Made:
1582-1603 in England

Gold angel, used as a touchpiece in the ceremony of healing by touch, mint mark in form of an "A", English, issued by Elizabeth I, 1582-1603

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A125613
Materials:
gold
Measurements:
overall: 1.5 mm x 29 mm, 0.006 kg
type:
touchpieces
credit:
Glendining