amulet

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Object Type
Museum number: 1982,0302.61
Description: Bronze amuletic device: openwork oval frame with, at the top, an embossed male figure with pendant phallus, and at the bottom, a bust; both are flanked by a pair of opposed horses. Eleven pendants hang from the upper part, including a bell at the centre, and seventeen hang from the lower part, including a phallus, two hands, figures and agricultural tools.
Cultures/periods
Production place: Made in: Italy
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Florence (city)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 12.50 centimetres (frame); Width: 20.70 centimetres (frame)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: tool/implement; horse/ass
Acquisition name
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome; Previous owner/ex-collection: Guido Pini
Acquisition date: 1982
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1982,0302.61

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