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1968.13.295

Irregularly shaped stone with natural perforation. [El.B 04/11/2008]

1968.13.295

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Collection type
Object
Description
Irregularly shaped stone with natural perforation. [El.B 04/11/2008]
Cultural groups
English
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
circa 1890 - 1905
Acquisition information
Loaned: 07/1968
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 45 mm, Length: max 46 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.13.295
Research and responses

Relevant publications: The Evil Eye, an Account of this Ancient and Widespread Superstition, by Frederick Thomas Elworthy, London. John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1895. Horns of Honour and Other Studies in the By-ways of Archaeology, by Frederick Thomas Elworthy, London, John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1900. [GI 30/4/2001]

Search terms: Religion, Amulet

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