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Silver Votive Ornament
Description
Parallel sided object of thin sheet silver with numerous areas of grey to black corrosion products adhering. There is a wire loop attached to the end of the left side. The right side is broken away. Eight hammered images in relief are enclosed by a double circuit of twisted ridges. Diagonally oriented parallel ridges radiate out from these twisted ridges to the edge of the object. Hammered or pressed into an intaglio matrix.
Dimensions
9.7 x 3.1 cm (3 13/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
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