- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Rough garnet. [SM 14/04/2011]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Edward Lovett
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1898
- Date collected
- 1898
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Garnet Stone
- Dimensions
- Width: max 12 mm, Length: max 13 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.51.853 Other numbers: A 132545 R 12245/ 1936 L AM C
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