3975 – Mini Altar

Physical description:

Mini altar and ritual equipment - a handmade and painted box containing miniature magical tools: a crystal-tipped wand, a pair of chalices (stainless steel egg cups), candles, a tiny candlestick, a wax pentacle, an athame (a very small paper knife with a handle inset with abalone shell), a paper with writing in runes, two shells, a bottle that contained rose perfume, a plastic bag of salt.

Museum classification:

Modern Witchcraft

Size:

Box size 75 x 190 x 95

Information:

The box has elaborate decoration painted on a black background: a very characterful Ouroboros serpent around the sides; and on the lid, two versions of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, and a pentacle within concentric circles of symbols (including runes and ogham script).

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Wood, fabric, metal, wax, paper, shell, salt, plastic.

The box has elaborate decoration painted on a black background: a very characterful Ouroboros serpent around the sides; and on the lid, two versions of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, and a pentacle within concentric circles of symbols (including runes and ogham script).