Amulet case
Category
Silver
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
silver
Measurements
10 x 70 x 55 mm
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107752
Summary
An Indian silver amulet case. The top has a repoussé design of St. George on horseback spearing the head of the dragon. The base has the symbols for delta and alpha chiselled. '[An Armenian nielloed silver amulet case with St. George and the Dragon] An Indian silver copy' (Christie's entry)
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.