Horns of honour, and other studies in the by-ways of archaeology (1900)
Elworthy, Frederick Thomas, 1830-1907 · London, J. Murray · leaf 194
THE HAND 172 in Rome is another open hand of nearly natural size (Fig. 95), with no other ornament than a sort of conventional snake bracelet. It has apparently been broken off from its stand or base, or perhaps its staff. In the Naples Museum are two open hands, set on stands, as in Fig. 96 ; one… … NaP. mus. politan cab-horses 180 and as a pendant charm contro la jettatura , and can be bought in the shops of Naples, made of silver, coral, or mother-of-pearl. There are several open -hand charms in the writer’s collection ; moreover the Jews use it in this form as an amulet, they have it cut…
Horns · Devil · Hand · Terra-cotta figurines, Italian
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