pendant (neck ornament (personal adornment)); love token

Pendant, the body of which has been made of a compound that has been pressed in to the shape of two overlapping hearts, with a spray of leaves or an ear of corn / barley imprinted in relief across one side. The pendant is suspended from short lengths of copper alloy chain with a stamp-cut padlock and a key attached at either end.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
16.111
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 55 x 51 x 8 mm; overall: 6 g
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
metal alloy; stone
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > Europe > England - charms
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