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1985.51.595

Amulet worn in the hair. Red cotton strip with triangular shaped multicoloured beadwork hanging down from the centre. [SM 11/03/2011]

1985.51.595

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet worn in the hair. Red cotton strip with triangular shaped multicoloured beadwork hanging down from the centre. [SM 11/03/2011]
Geographical reference
Syria
Asia > Western Asia > Syria
Person
Field collector Edward Lovett
PRM source Wellcome Institute
PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Glass, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Strung, Process Wound, Process Dyed, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 68 mm, Length: max 318 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.595 Other numbers: R 3714/ 1937 A 162676 AM B C lot 215

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Amulet, Hair Ornament

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