M0018934; Gold figurine of a Peruvian deity and a bronze female figuring with a halo, South America

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Female figurine with halo, probably amuletic, bronze,

Photograph of a gold figurine worn as an amulet. It was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1917 (accession number R4774). It was removed from the Museum's holdings in 1966. The female figurine is probably amuletic. It was acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and given accession number A301506

December 1961-January 1962

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for one of the items: R4774

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.