Amulet
29-221-475
From: Near East | Eastern Europe
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-221-475 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Near East | Eastern Europe |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Artificial Paste |
| Description | Antique Paste. Byzantine religious amulet. Amulets of the 6th century were sewn into little sacks of coarse material and construction and were worn on the breast. |
| Outside Diameter | 1.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 475 - Sommerville Number | 1722 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number |
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