- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet against evil eye. Bone carved in form of a clenched fist, holding a wire with three pieces of coral attached. [SM 10/02/2011]
- Long description
- Amulet against evil eye. Bone carved in form of a clenched fist, holding a wire with three pieces of coral attached. The hand and coral all have copper alloy mounts with suspension loops. [SM 10/02/2011]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Edward Lovett
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1913-1914
- Date collected
- 1913-1914
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Coral, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Animal Bone, Process Carved, Process Bent
- Dimensions
- Width: max 11 mm, Length: max 47 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.51.320 Other numbers: R 9566 R 15438/ 1936 A 665251
1985.51.320
Amulet against evil eye. Bone carved in form of a clenched fist, holding a wire with three pieces of coral attached. [SM 10/02/2011]
1985.51.320
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