- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet in the form of a stone for rubbing on warts to cure them.
- Geographical reference
- England South Devon
- Cultural groups
- English
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1911
- Date collected
- By 1911
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1911
- Materials and processes
- Material Stone
- Dimensions
- Length: max 31 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1911.75.11
Search terms: Religion, Medicine, Religious Object, Amulet
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