537 – Coral and shell Charm

Physical description:

Charm - a coral anchor on a ring with 2 shell fishes and a shell heart.

Museum classification:

Sea Witchcraft

Size:

55 x 20 x 10 mm

Information:

Probably intended to protect a loved one while at sea.
One cannot be 'overlooked' or cursed when wearing coral. Coral is also an amulet against sterility.
Companion to 1383, 1384, 1385 & 1386.
The Horniman Museum has a mother-of-pearl fish amulet, collected by Edward Lovett, which was worn by an Italian soldier during the First World War.

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Coral, shell

Probably intended to protect a loved one while at sea.
One cannot be 'overlooked' or cursed when wearing coral. Coral is also an amulet against sterility.
Companion to 1383, 1384, 1385 & 1386.
The Horniman Museum has a mother-of-pearl fish amulet, collected by Edward Lovett, which was worn by an Italian soldier during the First World War.