- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet formed of a shell in the shape of a human ear, to ward against ear troubles. [RH [OPS move] 12/9/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Italian
- Person
- Field collector Walter Leo Hildburgh
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1910
- Date collected
- 1910
- Acquisition information
- Loaned: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Shell, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 6 mm, Width: max 17 mm, Length: max 21 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.50.16.2
1985.50.16.2
Amulet formed of a shell in the shape of a human ear, to ward against ear troubles. [RH [OPS move] 12/9/2017]
1985.50.16.2
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