Archer-Butler Luck Stone

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Culture: Irish. | Material: Material: Mineral,Silica,Quartz,Rock crystal, Metal,Copper alloy (gilded) .. | Accession No: HCM 152. | Current Location: The Hunt Museum Limerick. | Dimensions (cm): H 5 x W 5 Description: This charm or amulet, originally owned by the Butler family of Garnavilla, near Cahir, Co. Tipperary, was traditionally invoked to protect cattle from disease. Family and neighbours dipped it in drinking water or hung it from the neck of a cow. The crystal ball, which weighs 200g, is mounted in a gilded copper or bronze frame with trefoil decoration and a hanging loop. Date Made: 17th century AD

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The Hunt Museum preserves and exhibits the original artefacts gathered, over a lifetime, by John and Gertrude Hunt and known as the Hunt Collection. The Museum also displays its own collections, as well as visiting exhibitions of Local, National and International significance with the overall aim of maximising their cultural and educational potential for the people of Limerick and Ireland.

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