amulet
- Museum number
- Eu2006,0310.11
- Description
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Good luck token ('martenitsa'), red and white silk (?) in the form of a double tassel hanging from an elaborate red silk knot with loop at the top secured with a blue ceramic bead decorated with white and yellow dots. Attached to card and containe in original sellophane wrapper.Wrapper with text in cyrillic.
- Production date
- 1990s
- Dimensions
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Height: 14 centimetres (martenitsa)
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Height: 20.30 centimetres (wrapper)
- Curator's comments
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Exchanged on 1 March with good wishes for health and happiness during the coming spring.
The silk knot is similar to examples made in China.
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One of the images attached to this record depits the complete collection of martenitsas, collected by MacDermott donated in 2006. The museum registration numbers for this collection of objects is: Eu2006,0310.11 through to Eu2006,0310.24.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2006
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- Eu2006,0310.11
