Italian Amulet with Madonna & Child

Jewelry

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Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Italian Amulet with Madonna & Child

Entry/Object ID

HM-572

Description

Heavily patinated; Madonna and Child; high relief; pearled border with flower in top center of border; short knop for carrying. Reverse: Coronation of the Virgin; heavenly dove descending; two figures, one on each side surrounding kneeling Christ; flanking figures each hold a staff (three figures total).

Collection

Metalwork

Acquisition

Accession

572

Made/Created

Place

Location

Italian

Notes

Date: ca. 18th c.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Amulet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Charm

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Spiritual

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects