amulet
- Museum number
- WITT.156
- Description
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Amulet; Cypræa/cowrie shell pendant(?); hole at one end.
- Dimensions
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Length: 1.40 inches
- Curator's comments
- Text from Witt Manuscript Catalogue. 'Roman', no. 156:
'Pair of Bronze Conchae Veneris which were obtained in 1863 from a Priest at Naples, who had kept them in his secret possession for a great many years'.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1865
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- WITT.156
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: W.156
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Miscellaneous number: Witt 25 (Witt Collection MSS Catalogue - 'Roman' (yellow label))