Heart, Bible, Flower, Three Hand-sewn Devotional "Breverl" with Wire, Metallic Thread and Beaded Decoration putz dog Paint loss as evident but

Paint loss as evident but quite stable

I found one other like him a number of months ago and had never seen another

the seat of the tribal government

often considered the signature ceramic of the Etruscans--indigenous

This one I think has gotten a lot of play and is pretty well worn

Heart, Bible, Flower, Three Hand-sewn Devotional "Breverl" with Wire, Metallic Thread and Beaded Decoration putz dog Paint loss as evident butI didn't really know what these were when I found then, in Lancaster County, PA, but with their wire and metallic thread decoration they reminded me of antique reliquaries, and of course the Bible being a miniature book, complete with gold edged real paper pages, I was sold. A little research has lead me to understand that these are "Breverl" miniature devotional talisman of sorts, which, made by nuns to be worn around the neck to protect the owner,